diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
index 4d6782a2b630..24913591c8f4 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ impl MetaSrv {
                 info!("MetaSrv stopped");
             });
         } else {
+            if let Err(e) = self.wal_options_allocator.start().await {
+                error!(e; "Failed to start wal options allocator");
+            }
             // Always load kv into cached kv store.
             self.leader_cached_kv_backend
                 .load()