diff --git a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
index 3306f314f7da75..21bd84ebd72ff0 100644
--- a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ private static void setFields(Properties props, boolean isLdapConfig) throws Exc
                 continue;
             }
 
-            setConfigField(f, confVal);
+            try {
+                setConfigField(f, confVal);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                String msg = String.format("Failed to set config, name: %s, value: %s", f.getName(), confVal);
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg, e);
+            }
         }
     }