diff --git a/src/client/src/tscUtil.c b/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
index 692fb8046dcc7ae9399b86e919d78efe2fb07b89..96a896c2b2ccd1211b98ab7c97168f1cc82bca00 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
@@ -2936,15 +2936,13 @@ void tscDequoteAndTrimToken(SStrToken* pToken) {
   }
 
   // there are still at least two characters
-  while (first < last - 1) {
+  if (first < last - 1) {
     char c = pToken->z[first];
     // dequote
     if ((c == '\'' || c == '"') && c == pToken->z[last - 1]) {
       first++;
       last--;
-      continue;
     }
-    break;
   }
 
   // left shift the string and pad spaces