diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mgmtDef.h b/src/mnode/inc/mgmtDef.h
index 58d16ce1b38c082d212203d6291ad37260c12bfc..9d3e46205d1ed21d673db72997164274371b3c64 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mgmtDef.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mgmtDef.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ typedef struct SMnodeObj {
   int8_t     updateEnd[1];
   int32_t    refCount;
   int8_t     role;
-  SDnodeObj *pDnode;
 } SMnodeObj;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtMnode.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtMnode.c
index e9d14dc6e77ae904e456109586c4c4cc782b26ef..6471b7f182b41c9e077230671f722f8e37b1985d 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtMnode.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtMnode.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ static int32_t mgmtMnodeActionInsert(SSdbOper *pOper) {
   SDnodeObj *pDnode = mgmtGetDnode(pMnode->mnodeId);
   if (pDnode == NULL) return TSDB_CODE_DNODE_NOT_EXIST;
 
-  pMnode->pDnode = pDnode;
   pDnode->isMgmt = true;
   mgmtDecDnodeRef(pDnode);
   
@@ -220,22 +219,27 @@ void mgmtUpdateMnodeIpSet() {
     pIter = mgmtGetNextMnode(pIter, &pMnode);
     if (pMnode == NULL) break;
 
-    strcpy(ipSet->fqdn[ipSet->numOfIps], pMnode->pDnode->dnodeFqdn);
-    ipSet->port[ipSet->numOfIps] = htons(pMnode->pDnode->dnodePort);
+    SDnodeObj *pDnode = mgmtGetDnode(pMnode->mnodeId);
+    if (pDnode != NULL) {
+      strcpy(ipSet->fqdn[ipSet->numOfIps], pDnode->dnodeFqdn);
+      ipSet->port[ipSet->numOfIps] = htons(pDnode->dnodePort);
 
-    mnodes->nodeInfos[index].nodeId = htonl(pMnode->mnodeId);
-    strcpy(mnodes->nodeInfos[index].nodeEp, pMnode->pDnode->dnodeEp);
+      mnodes->nodeInfos[index].nodeId = htonl(pMnode->mnodeId);
+      strcpy(mnodes->nodeInfos[index].nodeEp, pDnode->dnodeEp);
 
-    if (pMnode->role == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER) {
-      ipSet->inUse = ipSet->numOfIps;
-      mnodes->inUse = index;
-    }
+      if (pMnode->role == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER) {
+        ipSet->inUse = ipSet->numOfIps;
+        mnodes->inUse = index;
+      }
 
-    mPrint("mnode:%d, ep:%s %s", index, pMnode->pDnode->dnodeEp, pMnode->role == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER ? "master" : "");
+      mPrint("mnode:%d, ep:%s %s", index, pDnode->dnodeEp,
+             pMnode->role == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER ? "master" : "");
 
-    ipSet->numOfIps++;
-    index++;
-    
+      ipSet->numOfIps++;
+      index++;
+    }
+
+    mgmtDecDnodeRef(pDnode);
     mgmtDecMnodeRef(pMnode);
   }
 
@@ -385,7 +389,15 @@ static int32_t mgmtRetrieveMnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, voi
     cols++;
 
     pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
-    STR_WITH_MAXSIZE_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, pMnode->pDnode->dnodeEp, pShow->bytes[cols] - VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE);
+    
+    SDnodeObj *pDnode = mgmtGetDnode(pMnode->mnodeId);
+    if (pDnode != NULL) {
+      STR_WITH_MAXSIZE_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, pDnode->dnodeEp, pShow->bytes[cols] - VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE);
+    } else {
+      STR_WITH_MAXSIZE_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, "invalid ep", pShow->bytes[cols] - VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE);
+    }
+    mgmtDecDnodeRef(pDnode);
+
     cols++;
 
     pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
index 3d4e6fcab10e70d07f8e5bfd8aac6af593fca2fc..237d2ca499296d00ffd50007430a57649767fa9f 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtSdb.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "mgmtDef.h"
 #include "mgmtInt.h"
 #include "mgmtMnode.h"
+#include "mgmtDnode.h"
 #include "mgmtSdb.h"
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -259,10 +260,15 @@ void sdbUpdateSync() {
       if (pMnode == NULL) break;
 
       syncCfg.nodeInfo[index].nodeId = pMnode->mnodeId;
-      syncCfg.nodeInfo[index].nodePort = pMnode->pDnode->dnodePort + TSDB_PORT_SYNC;
-      strcpy(syncCfg.nodeInfo[index].nodeFqdn, pMnode->pDnode->dnodeEp);
-      index++;
 
+      SDnodeObj *pDnode = mgmtGetDnode(pMnode->mnodeId);
+      if (pDnode != NULL) {
+        syncCfg.nodeInfo[index].nodePort = pDnode->dnodePort + TSDB_PORT_SYNC;
+        strcpy(syncCfg.nodeInfo[index].nodeFqdn, pDnode->dnodeEp);
+        index++;
+      }
+
+      mgmtDecDnodeRef(pDnode);
       mgmtDecMnodeRef(pMnode);
     }
     sdbFreeIter(pIter);