diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
index bc5e291ad811315ddc9d101853d69c7f5ab5082d..bd7e9c30fed2c38a206bf17a646d8a4433af4099 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ class ListenAndServ(object):
     which can receive variables from clients and run a block.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, endpoint, fan_in=1, optimizer_mode=True):
+    def __init__(self, endpoint, inputs, fan_in=1, optimizer_mode=True):
         self.helper = LayerHelper("listen_and_serv")
-        self.inputs = []
+        self.inputs = inputs
         self.outputs = []
         self.endpoint = endpoint
         self.fan_in = fan_in
@@ -160,18 +160,13 @@ class ListenAndServ(object):
         current_block = main_program.current_block()
         parent_block = self.parent_block()
 
-        params, grads = self.get_params_and_grads()
-        param_names = [p.name for p in params]
-        grad_names = [g.name for g in grads]
         parent_block.append_op(
             type='listen_and_serv',
-            inputs={},
+            inputs={"X": self.inputs},
             outputs={},
             attrs={
                 'endpoint': self.endpoint,
                 'Fanin': self.fan_in,
-                'ParamList': param_names,
-                'GradList': grad_names,
                 'OptimizeBlock': current_block
             })
 
@@ -196,10 +191,14 @@ def Send(endpoints, send_vars, get_vars):
     endpoints = list(set(epmap))
 
     helper = LayerHelper("Send", **locals())
+    rpc_client_var = default_main_program().global_block().create_var(
+        name="RPC_CLIENT_VAR", persistable=True, type=core.VarDesc.VarType.RAW)
+
     helper.append_op(
         type="send",
         inputs={"X": send_vars},
-        outputs={"Out": get_vars},
+        outputs={"Out": get_vars,
+                 "RPCClient": rpc_client_var},
         attrs={"endpoints": endpoints,
                "epmap": epmap})
 
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_recv_op.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_recv_op.py
index 985d892c568472614c5f3e6691f54807ddccc4bd..f8b772403964cfded9f98180b415ccccc3df3cad 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_recv_op.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_recv_op.py
@@ -32,20 +32,21 @@ class TestRecvOp(unittest.TestCase):
         time.sleep(1)
         self.init_client(place)
         # FIXME(typhoonzero): find a way to gracefully shutdown the server.
-        os.system("kill -9 %d" % p.pid)
+        # os.system("kill -9 %d" % p.pid)
         p.join()
 
     def init_serv(self, place):
         main = fluid.Program()
         with fluid.program_guard(main):
-            x = layers.data(
-                shape=[32, 32],
-                dtype='float32',
-                name="X",
-                append_batch_size=False)
-            fluid.initializer.Constant(value=1.0)(x, main.global_block())
-            serv = layers.ListenAndServ("127.0.0.1:6174", optimizer_mode=False)
+            serv = layers.ListenAndServ(
+                "127.0.0.1:6174", ["X"], optimizer_mode=False)
             with serv.do():
+                x = layers.data(
+                    shape=[32, 32],
+                    dtype='float32',
+                    name="X",
+                    append_batch_size=False)
+                fluid.initializer.Constant(value=1.0)(x, main.global_block())
                 o = layers.scale(x=x, scale=10.0)
             main.global_block().create_var(
                 name=o.name, psersistable=False, dtype=o.dtype, shape=o.shape)