diff --git a/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/broker/BrokerController.java b/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/broker/BrokerController.java
index a96aa04054..15cf66f7a5 100644
--- a/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/broker/BrokerController.java
+++ b/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/broker/BrokerController.java
@@ -770,10 +770,9 @@ public class BrokerController {
         }
         if (messageStore != null) {
             registerMessageStoreHook();
+            result = result && this.messageStore.load();
         }
 
-        result = result && this.messageStore.load();
-
         if (messageStoreConfig.isTimerWheelEnable()) {
             result = result && this.timerMessageStore.load();
         }