diff --git a/packaging/docker/bin/entrypoint.sh b/packaging/docker/bin/entrypoint.sh
index 96b74e1e7f..3bbc965df0 100755
--- a/packaging/docker/bin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/packaging/docker/bin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -161,5 +161,7 @@ if [ "$NEEDS_INITDB" = "1" ]; then
     touch "${DATA_DIR}/.docker-entrypoint-inited"
 fi
 
+sh -c "taos -p'$TAOS_ROOT_PASSWORD' -h $FIRST_EP_HOST -P $FIRST_EP_PORT -s 'create snode on dnode 1;'"
+
 tail -f /dev/null
 # while true; do sleep 1000; done