diff --git a/src/system/src/vnodeQueryImpl.c b/src/system/src/vnodeQueryImpl.c
index f2d775bd19f4b31b020240dde825f3778808d627..6e7c3c1fabbceacc2305455a38fde5d45a5295e5 100644
--- a/src/system/src/vnodeQueryImpl.c
+++ b/src/system/src/vnodeQueryImpl.c
@@ -3646,8 +3646,8 @@ static int32_t moveToNextBlockInCache(SQueryRuntimeEnv *pRuntimeEnv, int32_t ste
         setQueryStatus(pQuery, QUERY_COMPLETED);
       }
 
-      assert(pRuntimeEnv->startPos.fileId < 0);
-
+      //the skip operation does NOT set the start position
+      //assert(pRuntimeEnv->startPos.fileId < 0);
     } else {
       setQueryStatus(pQuery, QUERY_NO_DATA_TO_CHECK);
     }