diff --git a/source/libs/qworker/inc/qwInt.h b/source/libs/qworker/inc/qwInt.h
index bde05d41164c0ed36fc662f21e145a8967052ab0..f14df8e57c56ac237c4c93528b36a1535569ebbf 100644
--- a/source/libs/qworker/inc/qwInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/qworker/inc/qwInt.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ typedef struct SQWorkerMgmt {
   int32_t    paramIdx;
 } SQWorkerMgmt;
 
+#define QW_CTX_NOT_EXISTS_ERR_CODE(mgmt) (atomic_load_8(&(mgmt)->nodeStopped) ? TSDB_CODE_VND_STOPPED : TSDB_CODE_QRY_TASK_CTX_NOT_EXIST)
+
 #define QW_FPARAMS_DEF SQWorker *mgmt, uint64_t sId, uint64_t qId, uint64_t tId, int64_t rId, int32_t eId
 #define QW_IDS()       sId, qId, tId, rId, eId
 #define QW_FPARAMS()   mgmt, QW_IDS()
diff --git a/source/libs/qworker/src/qwUtil.c b/source/libs/qworker/src/qwUtil.c
index 7ee7c50c9687d26f94825a5b0888caba9371f66d..a342e48cc196df512aa1c91193c6afa5ab7c11cc 100644
--- a/source/libs/qworker/src/qwUtil.c
+++ b/source/libs/qworker/src/qwUtil.c
@@ -213,15 +213,9 @@ int32_t qwAcquireTaskCtx(QW_FPARAMS_DEF, SQWTaskCtx **ctx) {
   QW_SET_QTID(id, qId, tId, eId);
 
   *ctx = taosHashAcquire(mgmt->ctxHash, id, sizeof(id));
-  int8_t nodeStopped = atomic_load_8(&mgmt->nodeStopped);
   if (NULL == (*ctx)) {
-    if (!nodeStopped) {
-      QW_TASK_DLOG_E("task ctx not exist, may be dropped");
-      QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_QRY_TASK_CTX_NOT_EXIST);
-    } else {
-      QW_TASK_DLOG_E("node stopped");
-      QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_VND_STOPPED);
-    }
+    QW_TASK_DLOG_E("acquired task ctx not exist, may be dropped");
+    QW_ERR_RET(QW_CTX_NOT_EXISTS_ERR_CODE(mgmt));
   }
 
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
@@ -232,16 +226,9 @@ int32_t qwGetTaskCtx(QW_FPARAMS_DEF, SQWTaskCtx **ctx) {
   QW_SET_QTID(id, qId, tId, eId);
 
   *ctx = taosHashGet(mgmt->ctxHash, id, sizeof(id));
-  int8_t nodeStopped = atomic_load_8(&mgmt->nodeStopped);
-
   if (NULL == (*ctx)) {
-    if (!nodeStopped) {
-      QW_TASK_DLOG_E("task ctx not exist, may be dropped");
-      QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_QRY_TASK_CTX_NOT_EXIST);
-    } else {
-      QW_TASK_DLOG_E("node stopped");
-      QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_VND_STOPPED);
-    }
+    QW_TASK_DLOG_E("get task ctx not exist, may be dropped");
+    QW_ERR_RET(QW_CTX_NOT_EXISTS_ERR_CODE(mgmt));
   }
 
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
@@ -334,7 +321,8 @@ int32_t qwDropTaskCtx(QW_FPARAMS_DEF) {
 
   SQWTaskCtx *ctx = taosHashGet(mgmt->ctxHash, id, sizeof(id));
   if (NULL == ctx) {
-    QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_QRY_TASK_CTX_NOT_EXIST);
+    QW_TASK_DLOG_E("drop task ctx not exist, may be dropped");
+    QW_ERR_RET(QW_CTX_NOT_EXISTS_ERR_CODE(mgmt));
   }
 
   octx = *ctx;
@@ -346,7 +334,7 @@ int32_t qwDropTaskCtx(QW_FPARAMS_DEF) {
 
   if (taosHashRemove(mgmt->ctxHash, id, sizeof(id))) {
     QW_TASK_ELOG_E("taosHashRemove from ctx hash failed");
-    QW_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_QRY_TASK_CTX_NOT_EXIST);
+    QW_ERR_RET(QW_CTX_NOT_EXISTS_ERR_CODE(mgmt));
   }
 
   qwFreeTaskCtx(&octx);