diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
index 4c44924cd0b79bae5b0c83f9ddad8ae30afcf292..6bf22cee4e2ef03348c9e07187047083cbef348e 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ void dnodeCleanupClient() {
 }
 
 static void dnodeProcessRspFromDnode(SRpcMsg *pMsg, SRpcEpSet *pEpSet) {
-  if (dnodeGetRunStatus() != TSDB_RUN_STATUS_RUNING) {
+  if (dnodeGetRunStatus() == TSDB_RUN_STATUS_STOPPED) {
     if (pMsg == NULL || pMsg->pCont == NULL) return;
-    dDebug("msg:%p is ignored since dnode not running", pMsg);
+    dDebug("msg:%p is ignored since dnode is stopping", pMsg);
     rpcFreeCont(pMsg->pCont);
     return;
   }