diff --git a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
index 64cdbe20e76a..a91a8d7f7fc0 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ public void checkSystemConfig() throws ConfigurationException, IOException {
     properties = systemPropertiesHandler.read();
 
     if (systemPropertiesHandler.isFirstStart()) {
-      // overwrite system.properties when first start
-      generateOrOverwriteSystemPropertiesFile();
       if (config.getDataRegionConsensusProtocolClass().equals(ConsensusFactory.IOT_CONSENSUS)
           && config.getWalMode().equals(WALMode.DISABLE)) {
         throw new ConfigurationException(
diff --git a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
index c057c3392e57..f6fef6846c0b 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
@@ -194,9 +194,11 @@ protected void doAddNode() {
       isFirstStart = prepareDataNode();
 
       if (isFirstStart) {
+        logger.info("DataNode is starting for the first time...");
         ConfigNodeInfo.getInstance()
             .updateConfigNodeList(Collections.singletonList(config.getSeedConfigNode()));
       } else {
+        logger.info("DataNode is restarting...");
         // Load registered ConfigNodes from system.properties
         ConfigNodeInfo.getInstance().loadConfigNodeList();
       }
diff --git a/iotdb-core/node-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/commons/file/SystemPropertiesHandler.java b/iotdb-core/node-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/commons/file/SystemPropertiesHandler.java
index 61bcbb49b0cb..552d408f9fc1 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/node-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/commons/file/SystemPropertiesHandler.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/node-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/commons/file/SystemPropertiesHandler.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.apache.iotdb.commons.file;
 
 import org.apache.ratis.util.AutoCloseableLock;
+import org.apache.ratis.util.FileUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -158,12 +159,14 @@ private void replaceFormalFile() throws IOException {
               "Delete formal system properties file fail: %s", formalFile.getAbsoluteFile());
       throw new IOException(msg);
     }
-    if (!tmpFile.renameTo(formalFile)) {
+    try {
+      FileUtils.move(tmpFile.toPath(), formalFile.toPath());
+    } catch (IOException e) {
       String msg =
           String.format(
               "Failed to replace formal system properties file, you may manually rename it: %s -> %s",
               tmpFile.getAbsolutePath(), formalFile.getAbsolutePath());
-      throw new IOException(msg);
+      throw new IOException(msg, e);
     }
   }