diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
index 9be65b104f..61b481c6ac 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/proto/querypb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/proto/rootcoordpb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/typeutil"
 )
 
 type alterDatabaseTask struct {
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func executeAlterDatabaseTaskSteps(ctx context.Context,
 			zap.Strings("newResourceGroups", newResourceGroups),
 		)
 		redoTask.AddAsyncStep(NewSimpleStep("", func(ctx context.Context) ([]nestedStep, error) {
-			colls, err := core.meta.ListCollections(ctx, oldDB.Name, ts, true)
+			colls, err := core.meta.ListCollections(ctx, oldDB.Name, typeutil.MaxTimestamp, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Ctx(ctx).Warn("failed to trigger update load config for database", zap.Int64("dbID", oldDB.ID), zap.Error(err))
 				return nil, err