diff --git a/src/clients/meta/MetaClient.cpp b/src/clients/meta/MetaClient.cpp
index 7446ab95f12..e04cb91214e 100644
--- a/src/clients/meta/MetaClient.cpp
+++ b/src/clients/meta/MetaClient.cpp
@@ -828,6 +828,8 @@ Status MetaClient::handleResponse(const RESP& resp) {
       return Status::Error("No hosts!");
     case nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_EXISTED:
       return Status::Error("Existed!");
+    case nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_HISTORY_CONFLICT:
+      return Status::Error("Schema exisited before!");
     case nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_SPACE_NOT_FOUND:
       return Status::SpaceNotFound("Space not existed!");
     case nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_TAG_NOT_FOUND:
diff --git a/src/common/graph/Response.h b/src/common/graph/Response.h
index 7989548d565..8ce83a78bf6 100644
--- a/src/common/graph/Response.h
+++ b/src/common/graph/Response.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
   X(E_WRONGCLUSTER, -2010)                                                    \
   X(E_ZONE_NOT_ENOUGH, -2011)                                                 \
   X(E_ZONE_IS_EMPTY, -2012)                                                   \
+  X(E_HISTORY_CONFLICT, -2018)                                                \
                                                                               \
   X(E_STORE_FAILURE, -2021)                                                   \
   X(E_STORE_SEGMENT_ILLEGAL, -2022)                                           \
diff --git a/src/interface/common.thrift b/src/interface/common.thrift
index 0bdf5d44f94..7a87b1fb807 100644
--- a/src/interface/common.thrift
+++ b/src/interface/common.thrift
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ enum ErrorCode {
     E_RELATED_INDEX_EXISTS            = -2015,  // There are still indexes related to tag or edge, cannot drop it
     E_RELATED_SPACE_EXISTS            = -2016,  // There are still some space on the host, cannot drop it
     E_RELATED_FULLTEXT_INDEX_EXISTS   = -2017,  // There are still fulltext index on tag/edge
+    E_HISTORY_CONFLICT                = -2018,  // Existed before (e.g., schema)
 
     E_STORE_FAILURE                   = -2021,  // Failed to store data
     E_STORE_SEGMENT_ILLEGAL           = -2022,  // Illegal storage segment
diff --git a/src/meta/MetaServiceUtils.cpp b/src/meta/MetaServiceUtils.cpp
index 4a23439dc1e..6e864731a53 100644
--- a/src/meta/MetaServiceUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/MetaServiceUtils.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,20 @@ nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode MetaServiceUtils::alterColumnDefs(
     bool isEdge) {
   switch (op) {
     case cpp2::AlterSchemaOp::ADD:
+      // Check the current schema first. Then check all schemas.
+      for (auto it = cols.begin(); it != cols.end(); ++it) {
+        if (it->get_name() == col.get_name()) {
+          LOG(ERROR) << "Column existing: " << col.get_name();
+          return nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_EXISTED;
+        }
+      }
+      // There won't any two columns having the same name across all schemas. If there is a column
+      // having the same name with the intended change, it must be from history schemas.
       for (auto& versionedCols : allVersionedCols) {
         for (auto it = versionedCols.begin(); it != versionedCols.end(); ++it) {
           if (it->get_name() == col.get_name()) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Column currently or previously existing: " << col.get_name();
-            return nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_EXISTED;
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Column previously existing: " << col.get_name();
+            return nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::E_HISTORY_CONFLICT;
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/tests/tck/features/ddl/Ddl.feature b/tests/tck/features/ddl/Ddl.feature
index bb9eb495fa8..70083f4c864 100644
--- a/tests/tck/features/ddl/Ddl.feature
+++ b/tests/tck/features/ddl/Ddl.feature
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Feature: DDL test
       ALTER TAG B ADD (name string)
       """
     # IMHO, this is really confusing. https://github.com/vesoft-inc/nebula/issues/2671
-    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Existed!
+    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Schema exisited before!
     When executing query:
       """
       ALTER TAG B ADD (namex string)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Feature: DDL test
       """
       ALTER EDGE E2 ADD (name string)
       """
-    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Existed!
+    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Schema exisited before!
     When executing query:
       """
       ALTER EDGE E2 ADD (namex string)
diff --git a/tests/tck/features/schema/Schema.feature b/tests/tck/features/schema/Schema.feature
index 6ac6c6f35ac..fc386184eaf 100644
--- a/tests/tck/features/schema/Schema.feature
+++ b/tests/tck/features/schema/Schema.feature
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ Feature: Insert string vid of vertex and edge
       CREATE TAG person(name string, age int);
       """
     Then the execution should be successful
-    And wait 3 seconds
+    And wait 10 seconds
     When executing query:
       """
       INSERT VERTEX person values "1":("Tom", 23);
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ Feature: Insert string vid of vertex and edge
       ALTER TAG person DROP (age);
       """
     Then the execution should be successful
-    And wait 3 seconds
+    And wait 10 seconds
     When executing query:
       """
       FETCH PROP ON person "1" yield properties(vertex) AS props;
@@ -986,4 +986,4 @@ Feature: Insert string vid of vertex and edge
       """
       ALTER TAG person ADD (age int);
       """
-    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Existed
+    Then a ExecutionError should be raised at runtime: Schema exisited before!