diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
index efbc41444aa662568a324e34a166b407760cf342..048f4255199a1b6e516e86b6643b63a347e1e892 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ void vnodeUpdateMeter(void *param, void *tmrId) {
       vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_UPDATING);
       free(pNew->schema);
       free(pNew);
+      return;
     }
-
     dTrace("vid:%d sid:%d meterId:%s, there are data in cache, commit first, update later",
            pNew->vnode, pNew->sid, pNew->meterId);
     vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_UPDATING);