diff --git a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
index 63da78a174..46f4b0959f 100644
--- a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
+++ b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ int32_t      streamMetaGetNumOfTasks(SStreamMeta* pMeta);
 SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireTaskNoLock(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int64_t streamId, int32_t taskId);
 SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int64_t streamId, int32_t taskId);
 void         streamMetaReleaseTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, SStreamTask* pTask);
+SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireOneTask(SStreamTask* pTask);
 void         streamMetaClear(SStreamMeta* pMeta);
 void         streamMetaInitBackend(SStreamMeta* pMeta);
 int32_t      streamMetaCommit(SStreamMeta* pMeta);
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
index 53232ccb84..5cff4b318f 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
@@ -763,8 +763,7 @@ static int32_t schedTaskInFuture(SStreamTask* pTask) {
           pTask->status.schedIdleTime, ref);
 
   // add one ref count for task
-  // todo this may be failed, and add ref may be failed.
-  SStreamTask* pAddRefTask = streamMetaAcquireTask(pTask->pMeta, pTask->id.streamId, pTask->id.taskId);
+  /*SStreamTask* pAddRefTask = */streamMetaAcquireOneTask(pTask);
 
   if (pTask->schedInfo.pIdleTimer == NULL) {
     pTask->schedInfo.pIdleTimer = taosTmrStart(doStreamExecTaskHelper, pTask->status.schedIdleTime, pTask, streamTimer);
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index 112777da9e..87c558a99e 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -647,6 +647,12 @@ SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int64_t streamId, int32_t
   return p;
 }
 
+SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireOneTask(SStreamTask* pTask) {
+  int32_t ref = atomic_add_fetch_32(&pTask->refCnt, 1);
+  stTrace("s-task:%s acquire task, ref:%d", pTask->id.idStr, ref);
+  return pTask;
+}
+
 void streamMetaReleaseTask(SStreamMeta* UNUSED_PARAM(pMeta), SStreamTask* pTask) {
   int32_t ref = atomic_sub_fetch_32(&pTask->refCnt, 1);
   if (ref > 0) {