diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 7b1d7a62aa3ef099c3c8b2b9e82bf71c6e5818d2..0736b763a58dde1dc7cef5897f4379cdb23a84e1 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ static void cliHandleRelease(SCliMsg* pMsg, SCliThrd* pThrd) {
 
   SCliConn* conn = exh->handle;
   transReleaseExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), refId);
-
   tDebug("%s conn %p start to release to inst", CONN_GET_INST_LABEL(conn), conn);
 
   if (T_REF_VAL_GET(conn) == 2) {
@@ -1575,6 +1574,9 @@ bool cliGenRetryRule(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
     pCtx->retryStep = 0;
     pCtx->retryInit = true;
     pCtx->retryCode = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+
+    // already retry, not use handle specified by app;
+    pMsg->msg.info.handle = 0;
   }
 
   if (-1 != pCtx->retryMaxTimeout && taosGetTimestampMs() - pCtx->retryInitTimestamp >= pCtx->retryMaxTimeout) {