diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDb.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDb.c
index 37a626c6cc9ee4a8ffdc4f81e072ac036c1d33ec..8d7c267ab7cb328bb187518a88be3d344b0d53e2 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDb.c
@@ -648,8 +648,12 @@ static int32_t mnodeRetrieveDbs(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, void
 
   while (numOfRows < rows) {
     pShow->pIter = mnodeGetNextDb(pShow->pIter, &pDb);
+
     if (pDb == NULL) break;
-    if (pDb->pAcct != pUser->pAcct) continue;
+    if (pDb->pAcct != pUser->pAcct) {
+      mnodeDecDbRef(pDb);
+      continue;
+    }
 
     cols = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
index 1f4132544b17f0eac2a23271d10a0f632ef48a4d..69b9224d4ff774abb9ac047acac28f5b9d4e2022 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
@@ -723,8 +723,16 @@ static int32_t mnodeRetrieveVgroups(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, v
   while (numOfRows < rows) {
     pShow->pIter = mnodeGetNextVgroup(pShow->pIter, &pVgroup);
     if (pVgroup == NULL) break;
-    if (pVgroup->pDb != pDb) continue;
-    if (!mnodeFilterVgroups(pVgroup, pTable)) continue;
+
+    if (pVgroup->pDb != pDb) {
+      mnodeDecVgroupRef(pVgroup);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!mnodeFilterVgroups(pVgroup, pTable)) {
+      mnodeDecVgroupRef(pVgroup);
+      continue;
+    }
 
     cols = 0;