diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeShell.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeShell.c
index 971622eaeb912b6987ae944c083e0ec9a251d955..e295c1da6079fe84caae9809e94b45ea9e033d9a 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeShell.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeShell.c
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ void vnodeExecuteRetrieveReq(SSchedMsg *pSched) {
       taosSendSimpleRsp(pObj->thandle, TSDB_MSG_TYPE_RETRIEVE_RSP, TSDB_CODE_SERV_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
       goto _exit;
     }
+  } else {
+    taosSendSimpleRsp(pObj->thandle, TSDB_MSG_TYPE_RETRIEVE_RSP, code);
+    goto _exit;
   }
 
   pMsg = pStart;