diff --git a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
index 37bf9c3f340d28ab651a78c1060520a74ed2e9f4..70e5713ee6bf3d93270719e98b55bfad7df2143f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
+++ b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ void *rpcMallocCont(int contLen) {
   if (start == NULL) {
     tError("failed to malloc msg, size:%d", size);
     return NULL;
+  } else {
+    tDebug("malloc mem: %p", start);
   }
 
   return start + sizeof(SRpcReqContext) + sizeof(SRpcHead);
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ void rpcFreeCont(void *cont) {
   if ( cont ) {
     char *temp = ((char *)cont) - sizeof(SRpcHead) - sizeof(SRpcReqContext);
     free(temp);
-    // tTrace("free mem: %p", temp);
+    tDebug("free mem: %p", temp);
   }
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ static void rpcFreeMsg(void *msg) {
   if ( msg ) {
     char *temp = (char *)msg - sizeof(SRpcReqContext);
     free(temp);
-    // tTrace("free mem: %p", temp);
+    tDebug("free mem: %p", temp);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1098,10 +1100,15 @@ static void rpcProcessIncomingMsg(SRpcConn *pConn, SRpcHead *pHead) {
     }
 
     if (pHead->code == TSDB_CODE_RPC_REDIRECT) { 
-      pContext->redirect++;
-      if (pContext->redirect > TSDB_MAX_REPLICA) {
-        pHead->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL; 
-        tWarn("%s, too many redirects, quit", pConn->info);
+      if (rpcMsg.contLen < sizeof(SRpcEpSet)) {
+        // if EpSet is not included in the msg, treat it as NOT_READY
+        pHead->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NOT_READY; 
+      } else {
+        pContext->redirect++;
+        if (pContext->redirect > TSDB_MAX_REPLICA) {
+          pHead->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL; 
+          tWarn("%s, too many redirects, quit", pConn->info);
+        }
       }
     }