diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbDataFileRW.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbDataFileRW.c
index 2665cc1aaf..e6720466ce 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbDataFileRW.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbDataFileRW.c
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ int32_t tsdbDataFileReadBlockDataByColumn(SDataFileReader *reader, const SBrinRe
 
     if (cid < blockCol.cid) {
       const STColumn *tcol = tTSchemaSearchColumn(pTSchema, cid);
-      ASSERT(tcol);
+      if (tcol == NULL) {
+        TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_TDB_INVALID_TABLE_SCHEMA_VER, &lino, _exit);
+      }
       SBlockCol none = {
           .cid = cid,
           .type = tcol->type,
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSttFileRW.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSttFileRW.c
index 6e24311017..3d30ea0d93 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSttFileRW.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSttFileRW.c
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ int32_t tsdbSttFileReadBlockDataByColumn(SSttFileReader *reader, const SSttBlk *
 
     if (cid < blockCol.cid) {
       const STColumn *tcol = tTSchemaSearchColumn(pTSchema, cid);
-      ASSERT(tcol);
+      if (tcol == NULL) {
+        TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_TDB_INVALID_TABLE_SCHEMA_VER, &lino, _exit);
+      }
       SBlockCol none = {
           .cid = cid,
           .type = tcol->type,