diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
index a425c782fe385a..ae50b68060fb8c 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ public void checkProperties() throws DdlException {
         if (properties.getOrDefault(ExternalCatalog.USE_META_CACHE, "true").equals("false")) {
             LOG.warn("force to set use_meta_cache to true for catalog: {} when creating", name);
             getCatalogProperty().addProperty(ExternalCatalog.USE_META_CACHE, "true");
+            useMetaCache = Optional.of(true);
         }
     }