diff --git a/source/util/src/thash.c b/source/util/src/thash.c
index 728b09d3a3d3a2cfc00a471d7281159d3fb4792c..551c3b67c8642b8bceab70c9cae75aca78f73769 100644
--- a/source/util/src/thash.c
+++ b/source/util/src/thash.c
@@ -192,12 +192,15 @@ static FORCE_INLINE void doUpdateHashNode(SHashObj *pHashObj, SHashEntry *pe, SH
   atomic_sub_fetch_16(&pNode->refCount, 1);
   if (prev != NULL) {
     prev->next = pNewNode;
+    ASSERT(prev->next != prev);
   } else {
     pe->next = pNewNode;
   }
 
   if (pNode->refCount <= 0) {
     pNewNode->next = pNode->next;
+    ASSERT(pNewNode->next != pNewNode);
+
     FREE_HASH_NODE(pHashObj->freeFp, pNode);
   } else {
     pNewNode->next = pNode;
@@ -521,6 +524,7 @@ int32_t taosHashRemove(SHashObj *pHashObj, const void *key, size_t keyLen) {
           pe->next = pNode->next;
         } else {
           prevNode->next = pNode->next;
+          ASSERT(prevNode->next != prevNode);
         }
 
         pe->num--;
@@ -716,6 +720,7 @@ void pushfrontNodeInEntryList(SHashEntry *pEntry, SHashNode *pNode) {
   pNode->next = pEntry->next;
   pEntry->next = pNode;
 
+  ASSERT(pNode->next != pNode);
   pEntry->num += 1;
 }
 
@@ -766,8 +771,13 @@ static void *taosHashReleaseNode(SHashObj *pHashObj, void *p, int *slot) {
     if (pOld->refCount <= 0) {
       if (prevNode) {
         prevNode->next = pOld->next;
+        ASSERT(prevNode->next != prevNode);
       } else {
         pe->next = pOld->next;
+        SHashNode* x = pe->next;
+        if (x != NULL) {
+          ASSERT(x->next != x);
+        }
       }
 
       pe->num--;