diff --git a/src/tests/simulation/src/slt.rs b/src/tests/simulation/src/slt.rs
index 7ac5a7b27d70..7bf9d62d1964 100644
--- a/src/tests/simulation/src/slt.rs
+++ b/src/tests/simulation/src/slt.rs
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ pub async fn run_slt_task(
                             }
                             | SqlCmd::CreateMaterializedView { .. }
                                 if i != 0
+                                    // It should not be a gRPC request to meta error,
+                                    // otherwise it means that the catalog is not yet populated to fe.
+                                    && !e.to_string().contains("gRPC request to meta service failed")
                                     && e.to_string().contains("exists")
                                     && e.to_string().contains("Catalog error") =>
                             {