diff --git a/source/module_io/test/read_exit_file_test.cpp b/source/module_io/test/read_exit_file_test.cpp
index 4532495ea1..aa889571a8 100644
--- a/source/module_io/test/read_exit_file_test.cpp
+++ b/source/module_io/test/read_exit_file_test.cpp
@@ -30,54 +30,76 @@ TEST_F(ReadStopFileTest, read_exit_file)
     // case 1: no such file
     int stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 0);
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 
     // case 2: no keywords in the file
-    std::ofstream ofs(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
-    ofs << "no keywords\n\ntest" << std::endl;
-    ofs.close();
+    std::ofstream ofs;
+    if (GlobalV::MY_RANK == 0)
+    {
+        ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+        ofs << "no keywords\n\ntest" << std::endl;
+        ofs.close();
+    }
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 0);
     MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 
     // case 3:  stop_ion = false    stop_elec = false
-    ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
-    ofs << "stop_ion    false\nstop_elec    0" << std::endl;
-    ofs.close();
+    if (GlobalV::MY_RANK == 0)
+    {
+        std::remove(filename.c_str());
+        ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+        ofs << "stop_ion    false\nstop_elec    0" << std::endl;
+        ofs.close();
+    }
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 0);
     MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 
     // case 4:  stop_ion = true    stop_elec = false
-    ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
-    ofs << "stop_ion    true\nstop_elec    f" << std::endl;
-    ofs.close();
+    if (GlobalV::MY_RANK == 0)
+    {
+        std::remove(filename.c_str());
+        ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+        ofs << "stop_ion    true\nstop_elec    f" << std::endl;
+        ofs.close();
+    }
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 1);
     MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 
     // case 5:  stop_ion = false    stop_elec = true
-    ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
-    ofs << "stop_ion    F\nstop_elec    1" << std::endl;
-    ofs.close();
+    if (GlobalV::MY_RANK == 0)
+    {
+        std::remove(filename.c_str());
+        ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+        ofs << "stop_ion    F\nstop_elec    1" << std::endl;
+        ofs.close();
+    }
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 2);
     MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 
     // case 6:  stop_ion = true    stop_elec = true
-    ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
-    ofs << "stop_ion    T\nstop_elec    t" << std::endl;
-    ofs.close();
+    if (GlobalV::MY_RANK == 0)
+    {
+        std::remove(filename.c_str());
+        ofs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+        ofs << "stop_ion    T\nstop_elec    t" << std::endl;
+        ofs.close();
+    }
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     stop = ModuleIO::read_exit_file(GlobalV::MY_RANK, filename, ofs_running);
     EXPECT_EQ(stop, 2);
     MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 
     ofs_running.close();
     std::remove(output.c_str());
+    std::remove(filename.c_str());
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)