diff --git a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_storage_ha_tablet_builder.cpp b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_storage_ha_tablet_builder.cpp
index b640b1f4f2..2a9d5fc5a6 100755
--- a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_storage_ha_tablet_builder.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_storage_ha_tablet_builder.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,11 @@ int ObStorageHATabletsBuilder::create_or_update_tablet_(
     ret = OB_TABLET_NOT_EXIST;
     LOG_WARN("src ls inner tablet is not exist, src ls is maybe deleted", K(ret), K(tablet_info));
   } else if (need_check_tablet_limit && OB_FAIL(ObTabletCreateMdsHelper::check_create_new_tablets(1LL))) {
-    LOG_WARN("failed to check create new tablet", K(ret), K(tablet_info));
+    if (OB_TOO_MANY_PARTITIONS_ERROR == ret) {
+      LOG_ERROR("too many partitions, failed to check create new tablet", K(ret), K(tablet_info));
+    } else {
+      LOG_WARN("failed to check create new tablet", K(ret), K(tablet_info));
+    }
   } else if (OB_FAIL(hold_local_reuse_sstable_(tablet_info.tablet_id_, local_tablet_hdl, major_tables, storage_schema, medium_info_list, allocator))) {
     LOG_WARN("failed to hold local reuse sstable", K(ret), K(tablet_info));
   } else if (OB_FAIL(ls->rebuild_create_tablet(tablet_info.param_, keep_old))) {