diff --git a/components/sequencer/zookeeper/zookeeper_sequencer.go b/components/sequencer/zookeeper/zookeeper_sequencer.go
index 2291330235..7f7959d717 100644
--- a/components/sequencer/zookeeper/zookeeper_sequencer.go
+++ b/components/sequencer/zookeeper/zookeeper_sequencer.go
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ func (s *ZookeeperSequencer) GetNextId(req *sequencer.GetNextIdRequest) (*sequen
 	stat, err := s.client.Set("/"+req.Key, []byte(""), -1)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if err == zk.ErrNoNode {
+			_, errCreate := s.client.Create("/"+req.Key, []byte(""), zk.FlagEphemeral, zk.WorldACL(zk.PermAll))
+			if errCreate != nil {
+				return nil, errCreate
+			}
+			return s.GetNextId(req)
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// create node version=0, every time we set node  will result in version+1