diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 233f5f1b1..40430a59d 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * Transaction::GetForUpdate is extended with a do_validate parameter with default value of true. If false it skips validating the snapshot before doing the read. Similarly ::Merge, ::Put, ::Delete, and ::SingleDelete are extended with assume_tracked with default value of false. If true it indicates that call is assumed to be after a ::GetForUpdate.
 * `TableProperties::num_entries` and `TableProperties::num_deletions` now also account for number of range tombstones.
 * Remove geodb, spatial_db, document_db, json_document, date_tiered_db, and redis_lists.
+* With "ldb ----try_load_options", when wal_dir specified by the option file doesn't exist, ignore it.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 * Fix a deadlock caused by compaction and file ingestion waiting for each other in the event of write stalls.
diff --git a/tools/ldb_cmd.cc b/tools/ldb_cmd.cc
index abd8ec1e8..350832937 100644
--- a/tools/ldb_cmd.cc
+++ b/tools/ldb_cmd.cc
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ void LDBCommand::OpenDB() {
       db_ = nullptr;
       return;
     }
+    if (options_.env->FileExists(options_.wal_dir).IsNotFound()) {
+      options_.wal_dir = db_path_;
+      fprintf(
+          stderr,
+          "wal_dir loaded from the option file doesn't exist. Ignore it.\n");
+    }
   }
   options_ = PrepareOptionsForOpenDB();
   if (!exec_state_.IsNotStarted()) {