diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
index 013f8c85ac89e97af4bc2d80804ca0b16032a18e..7c40364e9c73fcebf90bf418eb9c81d5f73a8fc3 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
@@ -110,19 +110,24 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessQueryMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, SReadMsg *pReadMsg) {
     pRet->rsp = pRsp;
 
     // current connect is broken
-    if ((code == TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) &&
-        (vnodeNotifyCurrentQhandle(pReadMsg->rpcMsg.handle, pQInfo, pVnode->vgId) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS)) {
-      vError("vgId:%d, QInfo:%p, dnode query discarded since link is broken, %p", pVnode->vgId, pQInfo, pReadMsg->rpcMsg.handle);
-      pRsp->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL;
-
-      //NOTE: there two refcount, needs to kill twice, todo refactor
-      qKillQuery(pQInfo, vnodeRelease, pVnode);
-      qKillQuery(pQInfo, vnodeRelease, pVnode);
-
-      return pRsp->code;
+    if (code == TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+      if (vnodeNotifyCurrentQhandle(pReadMsg->rpcMsg.handle, pQInfo, pVnode->vgId) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+        vError("vgId:%d, QInfo:%p, dnode query discarded since link is broken, %p", pVnode->vgId, pQInfo,
+               pReadMsg->rpcMsg.handle);
+        pRsp->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL;
+
+        // NOTE: there two refcount, needs to kill twice, todo refactor
+        qKillQuery(pQInfo, vnodeRelease, pVnode);
+        qKillQuery(pQInfo, vnodeRelease, pVnode);
+
+        return pRsp->code;
+      }
+
+      vTrace("vgId:%d, QInfo:%p, dnode query msg disposed", pVnode->vgId, pQInfo);
+    } else {
+      assert(pQInfo == NULL);
+      vnodeRelease(pVnode);
     }
-
-    vTrace("vgId:%d, QInfo:%p, dnode query msg disposed", pVnode->vgId, pQInfo);
   } else {
     assert(pCont != NULL);
     pQInfo = pCont;