diff --git a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
index c6cec5e3d..1f7810d58 100644
--- a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
+++ b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ bool SetDBStateFileState(DbState state, bool optional)
         securec_check_intval(rc, , false);
 
         /* Write the new content into a temp file and rename it at last. */
-        int fd = open(gaussdb_state_file, O_RDWR, 0);
+        int fd = open(gaussdb_state_file, O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (fd == -1) {
             if (errno == ENOENT && optional) {
                 write_stderr("gaussdb.state does not exist, and skipt setting since it is optional.");
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ bool SetDBStateFileState(DbState state, bool optional)
             write_stderr("Failed to read gaussdb.state: %d, len: %d", errno, len);
             (void)close(fd);
             (void)unlink(gaussdb_state_file);
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
 
         if (close(fd) != 0) {