diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellDarwin.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellDarwin.c
index 995b56f341b36b84e413aec154ae1abcc832741d..ddf7b21bef354817f67ccda4106abf1bc648ad6b 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellDarwin.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellDarwin.c
@@ -407,7 +407,11 @@ void get_history_path(char *history) { sprintf(history, "%s/%s", getpwuid(getuid
 
 void clearScreen(int ecmd_pos, int cursor_pos) {
   struct winsize w;
-  ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
+  if (ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) < 0 || w.ws_col == 0 || w.ws_row == 0) {
+    //fprintf(stderr, "No stream device, and use default value(col 120, row 30)\n");
+    w.ws_col = 120;
+    w.ws_row = 30;
+  }
 
   int cursor_x = cursor_pos / w.ws_col;
   int cursor_y = cursor_pos % w.ws_col;
@@ -425,8 +429,9 @@ void clearScreen(int ecmd_pos, int cursor_pos) {
 void showOnScreen(Command *cmd) {
   struct winsize w;
   if (ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) < 0 || w.ws_col == 0 || w.ws_row == 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "No stream device\n");
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    //fprintf(stderr, "No stream device\n");
+    w.ws_col = 120;
+    w.ws_row = 30;
   }
 
   wchar_t wc;
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
index 04f5824d8da547557a4dc7fce599d721c1885611..3226ad830a1995eef563fd630f8ccb6769f5e16a 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ void get_history_path(char *history) { snprintf(history, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s/
 
 void clearScreen(int ecmd_pos, int cursor_pos) {
   struct winsize w;
-  ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
+  if (ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) < 0 || w.ws_col == 0 || w.ws_row == 0) {
+    //fprintf(stderr, "No stream device, and use default value(col 120, row 30)\n");
+    w.ws_col = 120;
+    w.ws_row = 30;
+  }
 
   int cursor_x = cursor_pos / w.ws_col;
   int cursor_y = cursor_pos % w.ws_col;
@@ -431,8 +435,9 @@ void clearScreen(int ecmd_pos, int cursor_pos) {
 void showOnScreen(Command *cmd) {
   struct winsize w;
   if (ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) < 0 || w.ws_col == 0 || w.ws_row == 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "No stream device\n");
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    //fprintf(stderr, "No stream device\n");
+    w.ws_col = 120;
+    w.ws_row = 30;
   }
 
   wchar_t wc;