diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
index 1b958e72e6e22ae09b51c6ef3ed970f6318d2db7..a56ad34a250cff8d6db53eaf9473fc496cf3212a 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessConnectMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     
     if (pDb->status != TSDB_DB_STATUS_READY) {
       mError("db:%s, status:%d, in dropping", pDb->name, pDb->status);
-      return TSDB_CODE_MND_DB_IN_DROPPING;
+      code = TSDB_CODE_MND_DB_IN_DROPPING;
+      goto connect_over;
     }
     mnodeDecDbRef(pDb);
   }
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessUseMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
   int32_t code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   if (pMsg->pDb == NULL) pMsg->pDb = mnodeGetDb(pUseDbMsg->db);
   if (pMsg->pDb == NULL) {
-    code = TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_DB;
+    return TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_DB;
   }
   
   if (pMsg->pDb->status != TSDB_DB_STATUS_READY) {