diff --git a/hugegraph-dist/src/assembly/static/bin/start-hugegraph.sh b/hugegraph-dist/src/assembly/static/bin/start-hugegraph.sh
index 361590777f..5a251ea8c2 100644
--- a/hugegraph-dist/src/assembly/static/bin/start-hugegraph.sh
+++ b/hugegraph-dist/src/assembly/static/bin/start-hugegraph.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ if [[ "$OPEN_SECURITY_CHECK" != "true" && "$OPEN_SECURITY_CHECK" != "false" ]];
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ "$PRELOAD" != "true" && "$PRELOAD" != "false" ]]; then
+    echo "USAGE: $0 [-d true|false] [-g g1] [-m true|false] [-p true|false] [-s true|false] [-j java_options]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 function abs_path() {
     SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
     while [[ -h "$SOURCE" ]]; do