diff --git a/server/verify/verify.go b/server/verify/verify.go
index 9783be109..024b0b4eb 100644
--- a/server/verify/verify.go
+++ b/server/verify/verify.go
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
+	"go.etcd.io/raft/v3/raftpb"
+
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/fileutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/verify"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/datadir"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	wal2 "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/wal"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/wal/walpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/raft/v3/raftpb"
 )
 
 const ENV_VERIFY_VALUE_STORAGE_WAL verify.VerificationType = "storage_wal"
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ func Verify(cfg Config) error {
 		lg = zap.NewNop()
 	}
 
+	if !fileutil.Exist(datadir.ToBackendFileName(cfg.DataDir)) {
+		lg.Info("verification skipped due to non exist db file")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var err error
 	lg.Info("verification of persisted state", zap.String("data-dir", cfg.DataDir))
 	defer func() {