diff --git a/src/common/fs/FileUtils.cpp b/src/common/fs/FileUtils.cpp
index fc04eb40a97..44eac382224 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,14 @@ bool FileUtils::exist(const std::string& path) {
     return access(path.c_str(), F_OK) == 0;
 }
 
+// static
+bool FileUtils::rename(const std::string& src, const std::string& dst) {
+    auto status = ::rename(src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+    LOG_IF(WARNING, status != 0) << "Rename " << src << " to " << dst << " failed, the errno: "
+        << ::strerror(errno);
+    return status == 0;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> FileUtils::listAllTypedEntitiesInDir(
         const char* dirpath,
         FileType type,
diff --git a/src/common/fs/FileUtils.h b/src/common/fs/FileUtils.h
index 2e459f0e2c4..c322501f49f 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/FileUtils.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/FileUtils.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class FileUtils final {
     static bool makeDir(const std::string& dir, uint32_t mode = 0775);
     // Check the path is exist
     static bool exist(const std::string& path);
+    // Like the command `mv', apply to file and directory
+    // Refer to `man 3 rename'
+    // return false when rename failed
+    static bool rename(const std::string& src, const std::string& dst);
 
     /**
      * List all entities in the given directory, whose type matches
diff --git a/src/kvstore/test/NebulaStoreTest.cpp b/src/kvstore/test/NebulaStoreTest.cpp
index 5ce38e613c3..fa4788fbeae 100644
--- a/src/kvstore/test/NebulaStoreTest.cpp
+++ b/src/kvstore/test/NebulaStoreTest.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <rocksdb/db.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "fs/TempDir.h"
+#include "fs/FileUtils.h"
 #include "kvstore/NebulaStore.h"
 #include "kvstore/PartManager.h"
 #include "kvstore/RocksEngine.h"
@@ -759,18 +760,21 @@ TEST(NebulaStoreTest, ThreeCopiesCheckpointTest) {
         std::string rm = folly::stringPrintf("%s/disk%d/nebula/0", rootPath.path(), i);
         fs::FileUtils::remove(folly::stringPrintf("%s/data", rm.data()).c_str(), true);
         fs::FileUtils::remove(folly::stringPrintf("%s/wal", rm.data()).c_str(), true);
-        std::string mv = folly::stringPrintf(
-                "/usr/bin/mv %s/disk%d/nebula/0/checkpoints/snapshot/data %s/disk%d/nebula/0/data",
-                rootPath.path(), i , rootPath.path(), i);
-        sleep(1);
-        auto ret = system(mv.c_str());
-        ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
-        mv = folly::stringPrintf(
-                "/usr/bin/mv %s/disk%d/nebula/0/checkpoints/snapshot/wal %s/disk%d/nebula/0/wal",
-                rootPath.path(), i , rootPath.path(), i);
-        sleep(1);
-        ret = system(mv.c_str());
-        ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+        std::string src = folly::stringPrintf(
+            "%s/disk%d/nebula/0/checkpoints/snapshot/data",
+            rootPath.path(), i);
+        std::string dst = folly::stringPrintf(
+            "%s/disk%d/nebula/0/data",
+            rootPath.path(), i);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(fs::FileUtils::rename(src, dst));
+
+        src = folly::stringPrintf(
+            "%s/disk%d/nebula/0/checkpoints/snapshot/wal",
+            rootPath.path(), i);
+        dst = folly::stringPrintf(
+            "%s/disk%d/nebula/0/wal",
+            rootPath.path(), i);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(fs::FileUtils::rename(src, dst));
     }
 
     LOG(INFO) << "Let's start the engine via checkpoint";