diff --git a/python/pipeline/channel.py b/python/pipeline/channel.py
index 953f378ae306bc8174c30224b85763b44ee2c811..615967083f92ff766dabbe3f82b92d34138858e1 100644
--- a/python/pipeline/channel.py
+++ b/python/pipeline/channel.py
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
             consumer_cursor = self._consumer_cursors[op_name]
             base_cursor = self._base_cursor
             data_idx = consumer_cursor - base_cursor
-            resp = self._output_buf[data_idx]
-            _LOGGER.debug(self._log("{} get data: {}".format(op_name, resp)))
+
+            resp = None
 
             self._cursor_count[consumer_cursor] -= 1
             if consumer_cursor == base_cursor and self._cursor_count[
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
                 # When all the different Ops get the data that data_idx points
                 # to, pop the data from output_buf.
                 self._cursor_count.pop(consumer_cursor)
-                self._output_buf.pop(0)
+                resp = self._output_buf.pop(0)
                 self._base_cursor += 1
                 # to avoid cursor overflow
                 if self._base_cursor >= self._reset_max_cursor:
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
                         cursor - self._reset_max_cursor: count
                         for cursor, count in self._cursor_count.items()
                     }
+            else:
+                resp = copy.deepcopy(self._output_buf[data_idx])
+            _LOGGER.debug(self._log("{} get data: {}".format(op_name, resp)))
 
             self._consumer_cursors[op_name] += 1
             new_consumer_cursor = self._consumer_cursors[op_name]
@@ -664,8 +667,7 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
             self._cv.notify_all()
 
         _LOGGER.debug(self._log("multi | {} get data succ!".format(op_name)))
-        # return resp  # reference, read only
-        return copy.deepcopy(resp)
+        return resp
 
     def stop(self):
         #TODO