diff --git a/src/adapter/adapter.c b/src/adapter/adapter.c
index 3150a64d..ee07971f 100644
--- a/src/adapter/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter/adapter.c
@@ -235,6 +235,30 @@ static int persister_singleton_load_plugins(neu_adapter_t *adapter)
     return rv;
 }
 
+static int persister_singleton_load_setting(neu_adapter_t *adapter,
+                                            const char *   adapter_name,
+                                            neu_node_id_t  node_id)
+{
+    neu_persister_t *persister = persister_singleton_get();
+    const char *     setting   = NULL;
+    int              rv =
+        neu_persister_load_adapter_setting(persister, adapter_name, &setting);
+    if (0 != rv) {
+        log_error("%s ignore fail load setting of adapter: %s", adapter->name,
+                  adapter_name);
+        return 0; // ignore this error, may be no setting ever set
+    }
+
+    rv = neu_manager_adapter_set_setting(adapter->manager, node_id, setting);
+    const char *ok_or_err = (0 == rv) ? "success" : "fail";
+    log_info("%s %s set setting of %s %s", adapter->name, ok_or_err,
+             adapter_name, setting);
+
+    free((char *) setting);
+
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int persister_singleton_load_data(neu_adapter_t *adapter)
 {
     vector_t *       adapter_infos = NULL;
@@ -262,7 +286,8 @@ static int persister_singleton_load_data(neu_adapter_t *adapter)
             .plugin_name  = adapter_info->plugin_name,
         };
 
-        rv = neu_manager_add_node(adapter->manager, &add_node_cmd, NULL);
+        neu_node_id_t node_id = 0;
+        rv = neu_manager_add_node(adapter->manager, &add_node_cmd, &node_id);
         const char *ok_or_err = (0 == rv) ? "success" : "fail";
         log_info("%s load adapter %s type:%d, name:%s plugin:%s", adapter->name,
                  ok_or_err, adapter_info->type, adapter_info->name,
@@ -270,7 +295,13 @@ static int persister_singleton_load_data(neu_adapter_t *adapter)
         if (0 != rv) {
             goto error_add_adapters;
         }
-        // TODO: node setting
+
+        rv = persister_singleton_load_setting(adapter, adapter_info->name,
+                                              node_id);
+        if (0 != rv) {
+            goto error_add_adapters;
+        }
+
         // TODO: start node according to state
     }
 
diff --git a/src/persist/persist.c b/src/persist/persist.c
index 44541cac..a41d5adc 100644
--- a/src/persist/persist.c
+++ b/src/persist/persist.c
@@ -742,6 +742,29 @@ int neu_persister_store_adapter_setting(neu_persister_t *persister,
     return rv;
 }
 
+int neu_persister_load_adapter_setting(neu_persister_t *  persister,
+                                       const char *       adapter_name,
+                                       const char **const setting)
+{
+    char path[PATH_MAX_SIZE] = { 0 };
+
+    int n = persister_adapter_dir(path, sizeof(path), persister, adapter_name);
+    if (sizeof(path) == n) {
+        log_error("persister path too long: %s", path);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    n = path_cat(path, n, sizeof(path), "settings.json");
+    if (sizeof(path) == n) {
+        log_error("persister path too long: %s", path);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int rv = read_file_string(path, (char **) setting);
+
+    return rv;
+}
+
 int neu_persister_delete_adapter_setting(neu_persister_t *persister,
                                          const char *     adapter_name)
 {