diff --git a/src/cq/src/cqMain.c b/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
index d4a874c97a742810f7ccc777bc7976296b783481..f620eb4dd55754146ddd164d372bb1233cf94aba 100644
--- a/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
+++ b/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
@@ -326,8 +326,10 @@ void *cqCreate(void *handle, uint64_t uid, int32_t sid, const char* dstTable, ch
 
   pObj->rid = taosAddRef(cqObjRef, pObj);
 
-  if(start) {
+  if(start && pContext->master) {
     cqCreateStream(pContext, pObj);
+  } else {
+    pObj->pContext = pContext;
   }
 
   rid = pObj->rid;