diff --git a/source/util/src/tcache.c b/source/util/src/tcache.c
index 14503e7068af8e5c0a57ac236057104e3f53d158..9dcbafca7a1b0a2e3dbc67e2bbec1231b9e0a6a1 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tcache.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tcache.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ void taosCacheRefresh(SCacheObj *pCacheObj, __cache_trav_fn_t fp, void *param1)
 
 void taosStopCacheRefreshWorker(void) {
   stopRefreshWorker = true;
-  taosThreadJoin(cacheRefreshWorker, NULL);
+  if(cacheThreadInit != PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT) taosThreadJoin(cacheRefreshWorker, NULL);
   taosArrayDestroy(pCacheArrayList);
 }