diff --git a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
index 03de6aea1f8b26cc699e9737d39bb99695f3731b..6ce40b92040836d5e4d8dd7575f3e8b6aa618079 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
@@ -3981,8 +3981,7 @@ void scanOneTableDataBlocks(SQueryRuntimeEnv *pRuntimeEnv, TSKEY start) {
       if (qstatus.lastKey != pTableQueryInfo->lastKey) {
         qstatus.curWindow.ekey = pTableQueryInfo->lastKey - step;
       } else { // the lastkey does not increase, which means no data checked yet
-        qDebug("QInfo:%p no results generated in this scan, abort", pQInfo);
-        return;
+        qDebug("QInfo:%p no results generated in this scan", pQInfo);
       }
 
       qstatus.lastKey = pTableQueryInfo->lastKey;
@@ -4749,7 +4748,23 @@ static TSKEY doSkipIntervalProcess(SQueryRuntimeEnv* pRuntimeEnv, STimeWindow* w
 
 static bool skipTimeInterval(SQueryRuntimeEnv *pRuntimeEnv, TSKEY* start) {
   SQuery *pQuery = pRuntimeEnv->pQuery;
-  *start = pQuery->current->lastKey;
+
+  // get the first unclosed time window
+  bool assign = false;
+  for(int32_t i = 0; i < pRuntimeEnv->windowResInfo.size; ++i) {
+    if (pRuntimeEnv->windowResInfo.pResult[i]->closed) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    assign = true;
+    *start = pRuntimeEnv->windowResInfo.pResult[i]->win.skey;
+  }
+
+  if (!assign) {
+    *start = pQuery->current->lastKey;
+  }
+
+  assert(*start <= pQuery->current->lastKey);
 
   // if queried with value filter, do NOT forward query start position
   if (pQuery->limit.offset <= 0 || pQuery->numOfFilterCols > 0 || pRuntimeEnv->pTSBuf != NULL || pRuntimeEnv->pFillInfo != NULL) {
@@ -5441,7 +5456,6 @@ static void sequentialTableProcess(SQInfo *pQInfo) {
   } else if (pRuntimeEnv->queryWindowIdentical && pRuntimeEnv->pTSBuf == NULL) {
     //super table projection query with identical query time range for all tables.
     SDataBlockInfo blockInfo = SDATA_BLOCK_INITIALIZER;
-
     resetDefaultResInfoOutputBuf(pRuntimeEnv);
 
     SArray *group = GET_TABLEGROUP(pQInfo, 0);