diff --git a/core/general-server/op/general_reader_op.cpp b/core/general-server/op/general_reader_op.cpp
index 2ad3e4cab6b77b305494c3833f0e3781ed0fd0b7..7b88f22ad262cf174843bf03f958bb084f2d0fb1 100644
--- a/core/general-server/op/general_reader_op.cpp
+++ b/core/general-server/op/general_reader_op.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ int GeneralReaderOp::inference() {
 
   VLOG(2) << "(logid=" << log_id << ") var num: " << var_num
           << ") start to call load general model_conf op";
+  if (var_num < 1) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "(logid=" << log_id << ") Failed get feed_var, var_num="
+               << var_num;
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   baidu::paddle_serving::predictor::Resource &resource =
       baidu::paddle_serving::predictor::Resource::instance();