diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
index 3eb33bf4a9..ce6bbf999d 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessAskEpReq(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
     mError("consumer:0x%" PRIx64 " group:%s not consistent with data in sdb, saved cgroup:%s", consumerId, req.cgroup,
            pConsumer->cgroup);
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_MND_CONSUMER_NOT_EXIST;
-    return -1;
+    goto FAIL;
   }
 
   atomic_store_32(&pConsumer->hbStatus, 0);
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessAskEpReq(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   if (status != MQ_CONSUMER_STATUS_READY) {
     mInfo("consumer:0x%" PRIx64 " not ready, status: %s", consumerId, mndConsumerStatusName(status));
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_MND_CONSUMER_NOT_READY;
-    return -1;
+    goto FAIL;
   }
 
   int32_t serverEpoch = atomic_load_32(&pConsumer->epoch);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessAskEpReq(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   void   *buf = rpcMallocCont(tlen);
   if (buf == NULL) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-    return -1;
+    goto FAIL;
   }
 
   SMqRspHead* pHead = buf;
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndTopic.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndTopic.c
index 01241c9339..c9afbaf524 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndTopic.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndTopic.c
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessDropTopicReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
 
     if (pConsumer->status == MQ_CONSUMER_STATUS_LOST){
       mndDropConsumerFromSdb(pMnode, pConsumer->consumerId);
+      mndReleaseConsumer(pMnode, pConsumer);
       continue;
     }