diff --git a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
index 06f09fe2078..1b5cfb6764e 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/sectors.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+
 	lcli "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/cli"
+	sealing "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/extern/storage-sealing"
 )
 
 var sectorsCmd = &cli.Command{
@@ -420,6 +422,10 @@ var sectorsUpdateCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return xerrors.Errorf("could not parse sector number: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if _, ok := sealing.ExistSectorStateList[sealing.SectorState(cctx.Args().Get(1))]; !ok {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("Not existing sector state")
+		}
+
 		return nodeApi.SectorsUpdate(ctx, abi.SectorNumber(id), api.SectorState(cctx.Args().Get(1)))
 	},
 }
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/sector_state.go b/extern/storage-sealing/sector_state.go
index 4e674603d13..10b96e50437 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/sector_state.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/sector_state.go
@@ -2,6 +2,38 @@ package sealing
 
 type SectorState string
 
+var ExistSectorStateList = map[SectorState]struct{}{
+	Empty:                {},
+	WaitDeals:            {},
+	Packing:              {},
+	PreCommit1:           {},
+	PreCommit2:           {},
+	PreCommitting:        {},
+	PreCommitWait:        {},
+	WaitSeed:             {},
+	Committing:           {},
+	SubmitCommit:         {},
+	CommitWait:           {},
+	FinalizeSector:       {},
+	Proving:              {},
+	FailedUnrecoverable:  {},
+	SealPreCommit1Failed: {},
+	SealPreCommit2Failed: {},
+	PreCommitFailed:      {},
+	ComputeProofFailed:   {},
+	CommitFailed:         {},
+	PackingFailed:        {},
+	FinalizeFailed:       {},
+	DealsExpired:         {},
+	RecoverDealIDs:       {},
+	Faulty:               {},
+	FaultReported:        {},
+	FaultedFinal:         {},
+	Removing:             {},
+	RemoveFailed:         {},
+	Removed:              {},
+}
+
 const (
 	UndefinedSectorState SectorState = ""