diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/fluid/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index a34e22ff8765fccbd5ac3a284b7c6820f0055ec3..c425c71160a8fa3830a5fbdae1baaed850710877 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ cc_test(init_test SRCS init_test.cc DEPS init)
 cc_test(op_kernel_type_test SRCS op_kernel_type_test.cc DEPS place device_context framework_proto)
 cc_test(cow_ptr_tests SRCS details/cow_ptr_test.cc)
       
-# cc_test(channel_test SRCS channel_test.cc)
+cc_test(channel_test SRCS channel_test.cc)
 cc_test(tuple_test SRCS tuple_test.cc )
 cc_test(concurrency_test SRCS concurrency_test.cc DEPS go_op channel_close_op channel_create_op
         channel_send_op channel_recv_op sum_op select_op elementwise_add_op compare_op
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/channel_impl.h b/paddle/fluid/framework/channel_impl.h
index c47d629289af2c3d1f7c30d711d338745bf5234c..e056779ea0dd0a31191b628f82724298efaf50ff 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/channel_impl.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/channel_impl.h
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ void ChannelImpl<T>::Send(T *item) {
 
   // If channel is closed, throw exception
   if (closed_) {
-    lock.unlock();
     send_return();
+    lock.unlock();
     PADDLE_THROW("Cannot send on closed channel");
   }
 
@@ -152,11 +152,9 @@ void ChannelImpl<T>::Send(T *item) {
     if (m != nullptr) {
       *(m->data) = std::move(*item);
       m->Notify();
-      lock.unlock();
       send_return();
       return;
     } else {
-      lock.unlock();
       Send(item);
       send_return();
       return;
@@ -169,8 +167,6 @@ void ChannelImpl<T>::Send(T *item) {
   if (buf_.size() < cap_) {
     // Copy to buffer
     buf_.push_back(std::move(*item));
-    // Release lock and return true
-    lock.unlock();
     send_return();
     return;
   }
@@ -181,8 +177,8 @@ void ChannelImpl<T>::Send(T *item) {
   sendq.push_back(m);
   m->Wait(lock);
   if (m->chan_closed) {
-    lock.unlock();
     send_return();
+    lock.unlock();
     PADDLE_THROW("Cannot send on closed channel");
   }
   send_return();
@@ -195,10 +191,7 @@ bool ChannelImpl<T>::Receive(T *item) {
 
   // If channel is closed and buffer is empty or
   // channel is unbuffered
-  if (closed_ && buf_.empty()) {
-    lock.unlock();
-    return recv_return(false);
-  }
+  if (closed_ && buf_.empty()) return recv_return(false);
 
   // If there is a sender, directly receive the value we want
   // from the sender. In case of a buffered channel, read from
@@ -229,7 +222,6 @@ bool ChannelImpl<T>::Receive(T *item) {
       } else
         return recv_return(Receive(item));
     }
-    lock.unlock();
     return recv_return(true);
   }
 
@@ -238,8 +230,7 @@ bool ChannelImpl<T>::Receive(T *item) {
     // Directly read from buffer
     *item = std::move(buf_.front());
     buf_.pop_front();
-    // Release lock and return true
-    lock.unlock();
+    // return true
     return recv_return(true);
   }