diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index a239e6bbcb..33765b1f96 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ int cliAppCb(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
   if (retry) {
     pMsg->sent = 0;
     pCtx->retryCnt += 1;
-    if (code == TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL) {
+    if (code == TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL || code == TSDB_CODE_RPC_BROKEN_LINK) {
       cliCompareAndSwap(&pCtx->retryLimit, TRANS_RETRY_COUNT_LIMIT, EPSET_GET_SIZE(&pCtx->epSet) * 3);
       if (pCtx->retryCnt < pCtx->retryLimit) {
         transUnrefCliHandle(pConn);