diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 851824e4396bd46991769c3247f89b45aaa39842..3956add423d6ffba1f3c4ef554f1a925badef8fb 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Copyright (c) 2019 TAOS Data, Inc. <jhtao@taosdata.com>
+
  *
  * This program is free software: you can use, redistribute, and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ SCliConn* cliGetConn(SCliMsg* pMsg, SCliThrd* pThrd, bool* ignore) {
       conn = exh->handle;
       if (conn == NULL) {
         conn = getConnFromPool(pThrd->pool, EPSET_GET_INUSE_IP(&pCtx->epSet), EPSET_GET_INUSE_PORT(&pCtx->epSet));
-        *ignore = (conn && 0 == specifyConnRef(conn, true, refId)) ? false : true;
+        if (conn != NULL) specifyConnRef(conn, true, refId);
       }
       transReleaseExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), refId);
     }
@@ -849,14 +850,20 @@ void cliHandleReq(SCliMsg* pMsg, SCliThrd* pThrd) {
   bool      ignore = false;
   SCliConn* conn = cliGetConn(pMsg, pThrd, &ignore);
   if (ignore == true) {
+    tError("ignore msg");
     return;
   }
+
   if (conn != NULL) {
     transCtxMerge(&conn->ctx, &pCtx->appCtx);
     transQueuePush(&conn->cliMsgs, pMsg);
     cliSend(conn);
   } else {
     conn = cliCreateConn(pThrd);
+
+    int64_t refId = (int64_t)pMsg->msg.info.handle;
+    if (refId != 0) specifyConnRef(conn, true, refId);
+
     transCtxMerge(&conn->ctx, &pCtx->appCtx);
     transQueuePush(&conn->cliMsgs, pMsg);