diff --git a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
index f812d95188607a098ead314db5ef4e8523dc228f..d455cd645fea97d09de15d9b37cf93efb20c7d6f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
+++ b/src/rpc/src/rpcMain.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static void rpcProcessRetryTimer(void *param, void *tmrId) {
       tTrace("%s, failed to send msg:%s to %s:%hu", pConn->info, taosMsg[pConn->outType], pConn->peerFqdn, pConn->peerPort);
       if (pConn->pContext) {
         pConn->pContext->code = TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL;
-        rpcProcessConnError(pConn->pContext, NULL);
+        taosTmrStart(rpcProcessConnError, 0, pContext, pRpc->tmrCtrl);
         rpcReleaseConn(pConn);
       }
     }