diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
index 4b1163bb11138f062ca86ee33f7acdc4a57d640e..d3382373144aaef5efb72dce65e8d602e0064317 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,7 @@ int32_t metaFilterTableIds(SMeta *pMeta, SMetaFltParam *param, SArray *pUids) {
 
   /// src:   [[suid, cid1, type1]....[suid, cid2, type2]....[suid, cid3, type3]...]
   /// target:                        [suid, cid2, type2]
+  int diffCidCount = 0;
   do {
     void   *entryKey = NULL, *entryVal = NULL;
     int32_t nEntryKey, nEntryVal;
@@ -1317,7 +1318,9 @@ int32_t metaFilterTableIds(SMeta *pMeta, SMetaFltParam *param, SArray *pUids) {
     if (p == NULL) break;
 
     if (p->type != pCursor->type || p->suid != pCursor->suid || p->cid != pCursor->cid) {
-      if (found == true) break;
+      if (found == true) break;  //
+      if (diffCidCount > TRY_ERROR_LIMIT) break;
+      diffCidCount++;
       count++;
       valid = param->reverse ? tdbTbcMoveToPrev(pCursor->pCur) : tdbTbcMoveToNext(pCursor->pCur);
       if (valid < 0) {