diff --git a/source/common/src/cos.c b/source/common/src/cos.c
index db95fb02bb..f36ab42ada 100644
--- a/source/common/src/cos.c
+++ b/source/common/src/cos.c
@@ -722,9 +722,10 @@ static SArray *getListByPrefix(const char *prefix) {
       return data.objectArray;
     }
   } else {
-    taosArrayDestroyEx(data.objectArray, s3FreeObjectKey);
     s3PrintError(__func__, data.status, data.err_msg);
   }
+
+  taosArrayDestroyEx(data.objectArray, s3FreeObjectKey);
   return NULL;
 }