diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 42698659938e3c24fde147663b2be909001f5478..aee60d9a94ca6643b1c9a0306772c68d0800145b 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ static void         destroyThrdObj(SCliThrdObj* pThrd);
     }                                 \
   } while (0)
 #define CONN_NO_PERSIST_BY_APP(conn) ((conn)->status == ConnNormal && T_REF_VAL_GET(conn) == 1)
-#define CONN_RELEASE_BY_SERVER(conn) ((conn)->status == ConnRelease && T_REF_VAL_GET(conn) == 1)
+#define CONN_RELEASE_BY_SERVER(conn) \
+  (((conn)->status == ConnRelease || (conn)->status == ConnInPool) && T_REF_VAL_GET(conn) == 1)
 #define REQUEST_NO_RESP(msg) ((msg)->noResp == 1)
 #define REQUEST_PERSIS_HANDLE(msg) ((msg)->persistHandle == 1)
 #define REQUEST_RELEASE_HANDLE(cmsg) ((cmsg)->type == Release)
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ void cliHandleResp(SCliConn* conn) {
     if (pMsg == NULL) {
       transMsg.ahandle = transCtxDumpVal(&conn->ctx, transMsg.msgType);
       tDebug("cli conn %p construct ahandle %p by %d, persist: 1", conn, transMsg.ahandle, transMsg.msgType);
-      if (!CONN_RELEASE_BY_SERVER(conn)&& transMsg.ahandle = NULL) {
+      if (!CONN_RELEASE_BY_SERVER(conn) && transMsg.ahandle == NULL) {
         transMsg.ahandle = transCtxDumpBrokenlinkVal(&conn->ctx, (int32_t*)&(transMsg.msgType));
         tDebug("cli conn %p construct ahandle %p due brokenlink, persist: 1", conn, transMsg.ahandle);
       }