diff --git a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
index 4e9805acddc55cf07bd1a88a94a8d867a07b75f4..d891d8eb331d3adbe367706f7a5ccc6070314edf 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
@@ -5744,7 +5744,7 @@ static SSDataBlock* doProjectOperation(void* param, bool* newgroup) {
     publishOperatorProfEvent(pOperator->upstream[0], QUERY_PROF_AFTER_OPERATOR_EXEC);
 
     if (pBlock == NULL) {
-      assert(*newgroup == false);
+      //assert(*newgroup == false);
 
       *newgroup = prevVal;
       setQueryStatus(pRuntimeEnv, QUERY_COMPLETED);