diff --git a/src/client/src/tscServer.c b/src/client/src/tscServer.c
index d8c920daa7c0ad79412419d228ab8e87180c25b3..dc55e3f15995ec6c432a07b41056df91629caa2c 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscServer.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscServer.c
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ int tscSendMsgToServer(SSqlObj *pSql) {
       .code    = 0
   };
 
-  // NOTE: the rpc context should be acquired before sending data to server.
-  // Otherwise, the pSql object may have been released already during the response function, which is
-  // processMsgFromServer function. In the meanwhile, the assignment of the rpc context to sql object will absolutely
-  // cause crash.
-  pSql->rpcRid = rpcSendRequest(pObj->pDnodeConn, &pSql->epSet, &rpcMsg);
+  rpcSendRequest(pObj->pDnodeConn, &pSql->epSet, &rpcMsg, &pSql->rpcRid);
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSystem.c b/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
index 01046a2840aab2e8cdfb27682778f572d3179dfb..9e9a00550a4497ae11cbdffe48991c2fd7b742d6 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void taos_init_imp(void) {
     taosReadGlobalCfg();
     taosCheckGlobalCfg();
 
+    rpcInit();
     tscDebug("starting to initialize TAOS client ...");
     tscDebug("Local End Point is:%s", tsLocalEp);
   }
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ void taos_cleanup(void) {
   taosCloseRef(tscRefId);
   taosCleanupKeywordsTable();
   taosCloseLog();
+  if (tscEmbedded == 0) rpcCleanup();
 
   m = tscTmr;
   if (m != NULL && atomic_val_compare_exchange_ptr(&tscTmr, m, 0) == m) {
diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
index f4c0ee565e4246e0d8a5c4fe4d67a590721e8de2..130be0af202a4882a100335713ba0f81af7a3c11 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "tconfig.h"
 #include "tglobal.h"
 #include "twal.h"
+#include "trpc.h"
 #include "dnode.h"
 #include "dnodeInt.h"
 #include "dnodeMgmt.h"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } SDnodeComponent;
 
 static const SDnodeComponent tsDnodeComponents[] = {
+  {"rpc",       rpcInit,             rpcCleanup},
   {"storage",   dnodeInitStorage,    dnodeCleanupStorage},
   {"dnodecfg",  dnodeInitCfg,        dnodeCleanupCfg},
   {"dnodeeps",  dnodeInitEps,        dnodeCleanupEps},
diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
index afa712a965e8233baaf9d4f5f14abeee8e88cc38..fe8b7442e040aa1866c6a1fa7722df68bd3695f5 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodePeer.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void dnodeAddClientRspHandle(uint8_t msgType, void (*fp)(SRpcMsg *rpcMsg)) {
 }
 
 void dnodeSendMsgToDnode(SRpcEpSet *epSet, SRpcMsg *rpcMsg) {
-  rpcSendRequest(tsClientRpc, epSet, rpcMsg);
+  rpcSendRequest(tsClientRpc, epSet, rpcMsg, NULL);
 }
 
 void dnodeSendMsgToMnodeRecv(SRpcMsg *rpcMsg, SRpcMsg *rpcRsp) {
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@ void dnodeSendMsgToMnodeRecv(SRpcMsg *rpcMsg, SRpcMsg *rpcRsp) {
 
 void dnodeSendMsgToDnodeRecv(SRpcMsg *rpcMsg, SRpcMsg *rpcRsp, SRpcEpSet *epSet) {
   rpcSendRecv(tsClientRpc, epSet, rpcMsg, rpcRsp);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/inc/trpc.h b/src/inc/trpc.h
index e430a43807bc6fb0dd5c48d8a912223c1ba015af..0ce2e3da14d1cec204fc755db13da53f08295bff 100644
--- a/src/inc/trpc.h
+++ b/src/inc/trpc.h
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ typedef struct SRpcInit {
   int  (*afp)(char *tableId, char *spi, char *encrypt, char *secret, char *ckey);
 } SRpcInit;
 
+int32_t rpcInit();
+void  rpcCleanup();
 void *rpcOpen(const SRpcInit *pRpc);
 void  rpcClose(void *);
 void *rpcMallocCont(int contLen);
 void  rpcFreeCont(void *pCont);
 void *rpcReallocCont(void *ptr, int contLen);
-int64_t rpcSendRequest(void *thandle, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg);
+void  rpcSendRequest(void *thandle, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg, int64_t *rid);
 void  rpcSendResponse(const SRpcMsg *pMsg);
 void  rpcSendRedirectRsp(void *pConn, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet); 
 int   rpcGetConnInfo(void *thandle, SRpcConnInfo *pInfo);
diff --git a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
index f963eeb68dd4ffcecf4a945c81b7658924670b71..acceaf9d7a63f3378afbc8d8f485f14f77b50af6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
+++ b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int tsRpcOverhead;
 
 static int     tsRpcRefId = -1;
 static int32_t tsRpcNum = 0;
-static pthread_once_t tsRpcInit = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
+//static pthread_once_t tsRpcInit = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
 
 // server:0 client:1  tcp:2 udp:0
 #define RPC_CONN_UDPS   0
@@ -221,13 +221,15 @@ static void rpcFree(void *p) {
   free(p);
 }
 
-void rpcInit(void) {
+int32_t rpcInit(void) {
   tsProgressTimer = tsRpcTimer/2; 
   tsRpcMaxRetry = tsRpcMaxTime * 1000/tsProgressTimer;
   tsRpcHeadSize = RPC_MSG_OVERHEAD; 
   tsRpcOverhead = sizeof(SRpcReqContext);
 
   tsRpcRefId = taosOpenRef(200, rpcFree);
+
+  return 0;
 }
  
 void rpcCleanup(void) {
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ void rpcCleanup(void) {
 void *rpcOpen(const SRpcInit *pInit) {
   SRpcInfo *pRpc;
 
-  pthread_once(&tsRpcInit, rpcInit);
+  //pthread_once(&tsRpcInit, rpcInit);
 
   pRpc = (SRpcInfo *)calloc(1, sizeof(SRpcInfo));
   if (pRpc == NULL) return NULL;
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ void *rpcReallocCont(void *ptr, int contLen) {
   return start + sizeof(SRpcReqContext) + sizeof(SRpcHead);
 }
 
-int64_t rpcSendRequest(void *shandle, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
+void rpcSendRequest(void *shandle, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg, int64_t *pRid) {
   SRpcInfo       *pRpc = (SRpcInfo *)shandle;
   SRpcReqContext *pContext;
 
@@ -405,14 +407,10 @@ int64_t rpcSendRequest(void *shandle, const SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
     || type == TSDB_MSG_TYPE_CM_SHOW )
     pContext->connType = RPC_CONN_TCPC;
   
-  // set the handle to pContext, so app can cancel the request
-  if (pMsg->handle) *((void **)pMsg->handle) = pContext;
-
   pContext->rid = taosAddRef(tsRpcRefId, pContext);
+  if (pRid) *pRid = pContext->rid;
 
   rpcSendReqToServer(pRpc, pContext);
-
-  return pContext->rid;
 }
 
 void rpcSendResponse(const SRpcMsg *pRsp) {
@@ -528,7 +526,7 @@ void rpcSendRecv(void *shandle, SRpcEpSet *pEpSet, SRpcMsg *pMsg, SRpcMsg *pRsp)
   pContext->pRsp = pRsp;
   pContext->pSet = pEpSet;
 
-  rpcSendRequest(shandle, pEpSet, pMsg);
+  rpcSendRequest(shandle, pEpSet, pMsg, NULL);
 
   tsem_wait(&sem);
   tsem_destroy(&sem);
diff --git a/src/rpc/test/rclient.c b/src/rpc/test/rclient.c
index 7a963e9ce47f7c89edc0204d6502d548dbdb40eb..5721525adee3fc847a1ba2476ccb0995fb50a65c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/test/rclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/test/rclient.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void *sendRequest(void *param) {
     rpcMsg.ahandle = pInfo;
     rpcMsg.msgType = 1;
     tDebug("thread:%d, send request, contLen:%d num:%d", pInfo->index, pInfo->msgSize, pInfo->num);
-    rpcSendRequest(pInfo->pRpc, &pInfo->epSet, &rpcMsg);
+    rpcSendRequest(pInfo->pRpc, &pInfo->epSet, &rpcMsg, NULL);
     if ( pInfo->num % 20000 == 0 ) 
       tInfo("thread:%d, %d requests have been sent", pInfo->index, pInfo->num);
     tsem_wait(&pInfo->rspSem);
diff --git a/src/sync/test/syncClient.c b/src/sync/test/syncClient.c
index 23264dc8a0d969e238f35951b0a02e10261ab0c3..23ea54ee0c19b6ad2f93d7577d8d711874b10968 100644
--- a/src/sync/test/syncClient.c
+++ b/src/sync/test/syncClient.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void *sendRequest(void *param) {
     rpcMsg.ahandle = pInfo;
     rpcMsg.msgType = 1;
     uDebug("thread:%d, send request, contLen:%d num:%d", pInfo->index, pInfo->msgSize, pInfo->num);
-    rpcSendRequest(pInfo->pRpc, &pInfo->epSet, &rpcMsg);
+    rpcSendRequest(pInfo->pRpc, &pInfo->epSet, &rpcMsg, NULL);
     if (pInfo->num % 20000 == 0) {
       uInfo("thread:%d, %d requests have been sent", pInfo->index, pInfo->num);
     }