diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtDServer.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtDServer.c
index 726554e49028a2dd4e6a0a15afd5a21b7bedcab1..1e820be0e961620ef1f7458fc9cdca66a3c8c9aa 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtDServer.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtDServer.c
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ int32_t mgmtInitDServer() {
   rpcInit.idleTime     = tsShellActivityTimer * 1000;
   rpcInit.afp          = mgmtDServerRetrieveAuth;
 
+  tsMgmtDServerQhandle = taosInitScheduler(tsMaxShellConns, 1, "MS");
+
   tsMgmtDServerRpc = rpcOpen(&rpcInit);
   if (tsMgmtDServerRpc == NULL) {
     mError("failed to init server connection to dnode");
     return -1;
   }
 
-  tsMgmtDServerQhandle = taosInitScheduler(tsMaxShellConns, 1, "MS");
-
   mPrint("server connection to dnode is opened");
   return 0;
 }