diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f220c5e8a..83ba82536a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 target
 .DS_Store
 .idea/
-.vscode
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/config.rs b/server/src/config.rs
index ba68152898..c5ff23ed94 100644
--- a/server/src/config.rs
+++ b/server/src/config.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
 
     /// Config for forwarding
     pub forward: forward::Config,
+
+    /// Whether to create table automatically when data is first written, only
+    /// used in gRPC
+    pub auto_create_table: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for ServerConfig {
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
             grpc_server_cq_count: 20,
             resp_compress_min_length: ReadableSize::mb(4),
             forward: forward::Config::default(),
+            auto_create_table: true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/grpc/mod.rs b/server/src/grpc/mod.rs
index 83dc4cfe22..a6144bf7a6 100644
--- a/server/src/grpc/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/grpc/mod.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ pub struct Builder<Q> {
     opened_wals: Option<OpenedWals>,
     schema_config_provider: Option<SchemaConfigProviderRef>,
     forward_config: Option<forward::Config>,
+    auto_create_table: bool,
 }
 
 impl<Q> Builder<Q> {
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ impl<Q> Builder<Q> {
             opened_wals: None,
             schema_config_provider: None,
             forward_config: None,
+            auto_create_table: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -287,6 +289,11 @@ impl<Q> Builder<Q> {
         self.timeout = timeout;
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn auto_create_table(mut self, auto_create_table: bool) -> Self {
+        self.auto_create_table = auto_create_table;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> Builder<Q> {
@@ -339,6 +346,7 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> Builder<Q> {
             forwarder,
             timeout: self.timeout,
             resp_compress_min_length: self.resp_compress_min_length,
+            auto_create_table: self.auto_create_table,
         };
         let rpc_server = StorageServiceServer::new(storage_service);
 
diff --git a/server/src/grpc/storage_service/mod.rs b/server/src/grpc/storage_service/mod.rs
index 0b229a9415..3af6e3f370 100644
--- a/server/src/grpc/storage_service/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/grpc/storage_service/mod.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pub struct HandlerContext<'a, Q> {
     forwarder: Option<ForwarderRef>,
     timeout: Option<Duration>,
     resp_compress_min_length: usize,
+    auto_create_table: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a, Q> HandlerContext<'a, Q> {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ impl<'a, Q> HandlerContext<'a, Q> {
         forwarder: Option<ForwarderRef>,
         timeout: Option<Duration>,
         resp_compress_min_length: usize,
+        auto_create_table: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         // catalog is not exposed to protocol layer
         let catalog = instance.catalog_manager.default_catalog_name().to_string();
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ impl<'a, Q> HandlerContext<'a, Q> {
             forwarder,
             timeout,
             resp_compress_min_length,
+            auto_create_table,
         }
     }
 
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ pub struct StorageServiceImpl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> {
     pub forwarder: Option<ForwarderRef>,
     pub timeout: Option<Duration>,
     pub resp_compress_min_length: usize,
+    pub auto_create_table: bool,
 }
 
 macro_rules! handle_request {
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ macro_rules! handle_request {
                 let forwarder = self.forwarder.clone();
                 let timeout = self.timeout;
                 let resp_compress_min_length = self.resp_compress_min_length;
+                let auto_create_table = self.auto_create_table;
 
                 // The future spawned by tokio cannot be executed by other executor/runtime, so
 
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ macro_rules! handle_request {
                         .fail()?
                     }
                     let handler_ctx =
-                        HandlerContext::new(header, router, instance, &schema_config_provider, forwarder, timeout, resp_compress_min_length);
+                        HandlerContext::new(header, router, instance, &schema_config_provider, forwarder, timeout, resp_compress_min_length, auto_create_table);
                     $mod_name::$handle_fn(&handler_ctx, req)
                         .await
                         .map_err(|e| {
@@ -254,6 +259,7 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> StorageServiceImpl<Q> {
             self.forwarder.clone(),
             self.timeout,
             self.resp_compress_min_length,
+            self.auto_create_table,
         );
 
         let mut total_success = 0;
@@ -310,6 +316,7 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> StorageServiceImpl<Q> {
         let forwarder = self.forwarder.clone();
         let timeout = self.timeout;
         let resp_compress_min_length = self.resp_compress_min_length;
+        let auto_create_table = self.auto_create_table;
 
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(STREAM_QUERY_CHANNEL_LEN);
         self.runtimes.read_runtime.spawn(async move {
@@ -321,6 +328,7 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> StorageServiceImpl<Q> {
                 forwarder,
                 timeout,
                 resp_compress_min_length,
+                auto_create_table
             );
             let query_req = request.into_inner();
             let output = sql_query::fetch_query_output(&handler_ctx, &query_req)
diff --git a/server/src/grpc/storage_service/write.rs b/server/src/grpc/storage_service/write.rs
index 1dfa15419b..e9728f6d49 100644
--- a/server/src/grpc/storage_service/write.rs
+++ b/server/src/grpc/storage_service/write.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,32 @@ use crate::{
     instance::InstanceRef,
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct WriteContext {
+    pub request_id: RequestId,
+    pub deadline: Option<Instant>,
+    pub catalog: String,
+    pub schema: String,
+    pub auto_create_table: bool,
+}
+
+impl WriteContext {
+    pub fn new(
+        request_id: RequestId,
+        deadline: Option<Instant>,
+        catalog: String,
+        schema: String,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let auto_create_table = true;
+        Self {
+            request_id,
+            deadline,
+            catalog,
+            schema,
+            auto_create_table,
+        }
+    }
+}
 pub(crate) async fn handle_write<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static>(
     ctx: &HandlerContext<'_, Q>,
     req: WriteRequest,
@@ -70,14 +96,19 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_write<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static>(
         req.table_requests.len(),
     );
 
-    let plan_vec = write_request_to_insert_plan(
+    let write_context = WriteContext {
         request_id,
-        catalog,
-        &schema,
+        deadline,
+        catalog: catalog.to_string(),
+        schema: schema.to_string(),
+        auto_create_table: ctx.auto_create_table,
+    };
+
+    let plan_vec = write_request_to_insert_plan(
         ctx.instance.clone(),
         req.table_requests,
         schema_config,
-        deadline,
+        write_context,
     )
     .await?;
 
@@ -169,27 +200,32 @@ pub async fn execute_plan<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static>(
 }
 
 pub async fn write_request_to_insert_plan<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static>(
-    request_id: RequestId,
-    catalog: &str,
-    schema: &str,
     instance: InstanceRef<Q>,
     table_requests: Vec<WriteTableRequest>,
     schema_config: Option<&SchemaConfig>,
-    deadline: Option<Instant>,
+    write_context: WriteContext,
 ) -> Result<Vec<InsertPlan>> {
+    let WriteContext {
+        request_id,
+        catalog,
+        schema,
+        deadline,
+        auto_create_table,
+    } = write_context;
+
     let mut plan_vec = Vec::with_capacity(table_requests.len());
 
     for write_table_req in table_requests {
         let table_name = &write_table_req.table;
-        let mut table = try_get_table(catalog, schema, instance.clone(), table_name)?;
+        let mut table = try_get_table(&catalog, &schema, instance.clone(), table_name)?;
 
-        if table.is_none() {
+        if table.is_none() && auto_create_table {
             // TODO: remove this clone?
             let schema_config = schema_config.cloned().unwrap_or_default();
             create_table(
                 request_id,
-                catalog,
-                schema,
+                &catalog,
+                &schema,
                 instance.clone(),
                 &write_table_req,
                 &schema_config,
@@ -197,7 +233,7 @@ pub async fn write_request_to_insert_plan<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static>(
             )
             .await?;
             // try to get table again
-            table = try_get_table(catalog, schema, instance.clone(), table_name)?;
+            table = try_get_table(&catalog, &schema, instance.clone(), table_name)?;
         }
 
         match table {
diff --git a/server/src/handlers/prom.rs b/server/src/handlers/prom.rs
index b6e859abff..3650d69a48 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/prom.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/prom.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ use snafu::{ensure, Backtrace, OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use warp::reject;
 
 use crate::{
-    context::RequestContext, handlers, instance::InstanceRef,
-    schema_config_provider::SchemaConfigProviderRef,
+    context::RequestContext, grpc::storage_service::write::WriteContext, handlers,
+    instance::InstanceRef, schema_config_provider::SchemaConfigProviderRef,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
@@ -242,14 +242,15 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> RemoteStorage for CeresDBStorage<Q> {
             .schema_config_provider
             .schema_config(schema)
             .context(SchemaError)?;
+
+        let write_context =
+            WriteContext::new(request_id, deadline, catalog.clone(), schema.clone());
+
         let plans = crate::grpc::storage_service::write::write_request_to_insert_plan(
-            request_id,
-            catalog,
-            schema,
             self.instance.clone(),
             Self::convert_write_request(req)?,
             schema_config,
-            deadline,
+            write_context,
         )
         .await
         .context(GRPCWriteError)?;
diff --git a/server/src/server.rs b/server/src/server.rs
index 42e313b8a1..f38441371d 100644
--- a/server/src/server.rs
+++ b/server/src/server.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ impl<Q: QueryExecutor + 'static> Builder<Q> {
             .schema_config_provider(provider)
             .forward_config(self.config.forward)
             .timeout(self.config.timeout.map(|v| v.0))
+            .auto_create_table(self.config.auto_create_table)
             .build()
             .context(BuildGrpcService)?;