diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index a7a69e5f457f2729c0ff6065b865b7f1b141ab7a..2838dc5386bbbf44106e6be0ae38c3905dd0cc8a 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -371,9 +371,13 @@ static char* formatTimestamp(char* buf, int64_t val, int precision) {
     tt = (time_t)(val / 1000);
   }
 
+/* comment out as it make testcases like select_with_tags.sim fail.
+  but in windows, this may cause the call to localtime crash if tt < 0,
+  need to find a better solution.
   if (tt < 0) {
     tt = 0;
   }
+  */
 
   struct tm* ptm = localtime(&tt);
   size_t pos = strftime(buf, 32, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", ptm);
diff --git a/tests/tsim/src/simExe.c b/tests/tsim/src/simExe.c
index 0a1829f7c775980fce37f09606b04f4153d327b7..677cea54c2e33b75d8e00b83e03b2e8be475ff3e 100644
--- a/tests/tsim/src/simExe.c
+++ b/tests/tsim/src/simExe.c
@@ -783,9 +783,13 @@ bool simExecuteNativeSqlCommand(SScript *script, char *rest, bool isSlow) {
               break;
             case TSDB_DATA_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
               tt = *(int64_t *)row[i] / 1000;
+              /* comment out as it make testcases like select_with_tags.sim fail.
+                but in windows, this may cause the call to localtime crash if tt < 0,
+                need to find a better solution.
               if (tt < 0) {
                 tt = 0;
               }
+              */
 
               tp = localtime(&tt);
               strftime(timeStr, 64, "%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tp);