diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/database.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/database.c
index d9bbc663a..7e90cbc9e 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/database.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/database.c
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ PreprocessGrantOnDatabaseStmt(Node *node, const char *queryString,
 	return NodeDDLTaskList(NON_COORDINATOR_NODES, commands);
 }
 
-static bool isSetTablespaceStatement(AlterDatabaseStmt *stmt)
+
+static bool
+isSetTablespaceStatement(AlterDatabaseStmt *stmt)
 {
 	ListCell *lc = NULL;
 	foreach(lc, stmt->options)
@@ -190,11 +192,10 @@ PreprocessAlterDatabaseStmt(Node *node, const char *queryString,
 		return NIL;
 	}
 
+	EnsureCoordinator();
+
 	AlterDatabaseStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterDatabaseStmt, node);
 
-
-
-
 	char *sql = DeparseTreeNode((Node *) stmt);
 
 	List *commands = NULL;