diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index eda45f3d6b..8255956f62 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ static void cliHandleException(SCliConn* conn) {
   }
 
   cliDestroyAllQidFromThrd(conn);
-  QUEUE_REMOVE(&conn->q);
-  if (conn->list) {
+  if (pThrd->quit == false && conn->list) {
+    QUEUE_REMOVE(&conn->q);
     conn->list->totalSize -= 1;
     conn->list = NULL;
   }