diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
index 0b2b5ec35cab05fbddd1f9dd2e551010b475df50..6acf7fb98a25579fae5b416ea1bf7cd66ddb2eb2 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ static SMqRebInfo *mndGetOrCreateRebSub(SHashObj *pHash, const char *key) {
   return pRebInfo;
 }
 
+static void freeRebalanceItem(void* param) {
+  SMqRebInfo* pInfo = param;
+  taosArrayDestroy(pInfo->lostConsumers);
+  taosArrayDestroy(pInfo->newConsumers);
+  taosArrayDestroy(pInfo->removedConsumers);
+}
+
 static int32_t mndProcessMqTimerMsg(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   SMnode         *pMnode = pMsg->info.node;
   SSdb           *pSdb = pMnode->pSdb;
@@ -262,8 +269,21 @@ static int32_t mndProcessMqTimerMsg(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   }
 
   SMqDoRebalanceMsg *pRebMsg = rpcMallocCont(sizeof(SMqDoRebalanceMsg));
+  if (pRebMsg == NULL) {
+    mError("failed to create the rebalance msg, size:%d, quit mq timer", sizeof(SMqDoRebalanceMsg));
+    mndRebEnd();
+    return TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  }
+
   pRebMsg->rebSubHash = taosHashInit(64, MurmurHash3_32, true, HASH_NO_LOCK);
-  // TODO set cleanfp
+  if (pRebMsg->rebSubHash == NULL) {
+    mError("failed to create rebalance hashmap");
+    rpcFreeCont(pRebMsg);
+    mndRebEnd();
+    return TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  }
+
+  taosHashSetFreeFp(pRebMsg->rebSubHash, freeRebalanceItem);
 
   // iterate all consumers, find all modification
   while (1) {
@@ -356,7 +376,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessMqTimerMsg(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   } else {
     taosHashCleanup(pRebMsg->rebSubHash);
     rpcFreeCont(pRebMsg);
-    mDebug("mq rebalance finished, no modification");
+    mDebug("mq timer finished, no need to re-balance");
     mndRebEnd();
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSubscribe.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSubscribe.c
index b8dbec2f846e7ea82fcf37aee33e4665dcacfdc1..739de68e5f758911bbfc714f90626c53f8278318 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSubscribe.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSubscribe.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessRebalanceReq(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
       break;
     }
 
+    // todo handle the malloc failure
     SMqRebInputObj rebInput = {0};
     SMqRebOutputObj rebOutput = {0};
     rebOutput.newConsumers = taosArrayInit(0, sizeof(int64_t));