diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndCompact.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndCompact.h
index 43cf78a90e..43996705d2 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndCompact.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndCompact.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int32_t mndProcessQueryCompactRsp(SRpcMsg *pReq);
 SCompactObj *mndAcquireCompact(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t compactId);
 void mndReleaseCompact(SMnode *pMnode, SCompactObj *pCompact);
 
+int32_t mndCompactGetDbName(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId, char *dbname, int32_t len);
 void mndCompactSendProgressReq(SMnode *pMnode, SCompactObj *pCompact);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDb.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDb.h
index 8704286826..b72d1386c1 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDb.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDb.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int32_t mndValidateDbInfo(SMnode *pMnode, SDbCacheInfo *pDbs, int32_t numOfDbs,
 int32_t mndExtractDbInfo(SMnode *pMnode, SDbObj *pDb, SUseDbRsp *pRsp, const SUseDbReq *pReq);
 bool    mndIsDbReady(SMnode *pMnode, SDbObj *pDb);
 void    mndBuildDBVgroupInfo(SDbObj *pDb, SMnode *pMnode, SArray *pVgList);
+bool    mndDbIsExist(SMnode *pMnode, const char *db);
 
 SSdbRaw    *mndDbActionEncode(SDbObj *pDb);
 const char *mndGetDbStr(const char *src);
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndCompact.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndCompact.c
index 8b45b13dd1..aae3a262f4 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndCompact.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndCompact.c
@@ -224,6 +224,21 @@ SCompactObj *mndAcquireCompact(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t compactId) {
 void mndReleaseCompact(SMnode *pMnode, SCompactObj *pCompact) {
   SSdb *pSdb = pMnode->pSdb;
   sdbRelease(pSdb, pCompact);
+  pCompact = NULL;
+}
+
+int32_t mndCompactGetDbName(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId, char *dbname, int32_t len) {
+  int32_t      code = 0;
+  SCompactObj *pCompact = mndAcquireCompact(pMnode, compactId);
+  if (pCompact == NULL) {
+    code = TSDB_CODE_MND_RETURN_VALUE_NULL;
+    if (terrno != 0) code = terrno;
+    TAOS_RETURN(code);
+  }
+
+  (void)strncpy(dbname, pCompact->dbname, len);
+  mndReleaseCompact(pMnode, pCompact);
+  TAOS_RETURN(code);
 }
 
 // compact db
@@ -488,7 +503,7 @@ _OVER:
   }
 
   tFreeSKillCompactReq(&killCompactReq);
-  sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pCompact);
+  mndReleaseCompact(pMnode, pCompact);
 
   TAOS_RETURN(code);
 }
@@ -640,16 +655,12 @@ static int32_t mndSaveCompactProgress(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId) {
     sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pDetail);
   }
 
-  SCompactObj *pCompact = mndAcquireCompact(pMnode, compactId);
-  if (pCompact == NULL) TAOS_RETURN(code);
+  char dbname[TSDB_TABLE_FNAME_LEN] = {0};
+  TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndCompactGetDbName(pMnode, compactId, dbname, TSDB_TABLE_FNAME_LEN));
 
-  SDbObj *pDb = mndAcquireDb(pMnode, pCompact->dbname);
-  if (pDb == NULL) {
+  if (!mndDbIsExist(pMnode, dbname)) {
     needSave = true;
-    mWarn("compact:%" PRId32 ", no db exist, set needSave:%s", compactId, pCompact->dbname);
-  } else {
-    mndReleaseDb(pMnode, pDb);
-    pDb = NULL;
+    mWarn("compact:%" PRId32 ", no db exist, set needSave:%s", compactId, dbname);
   }
 
   if (!needSave) {
@@ -666,7 +677,7 @@ static int32_t mndSaveCompactProgress(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId) {
   }
   mInfo("compact:%d, trans:%d, used to update compact progress.", compactId, pTrans->id);
 
-  mndTransSetDbName(pTrans, pCompact->dbname, NULL);
+  mndTransSetDbName(pTrans, dbname, NULL);
 
   pIter = NULL;
   while (1) {
@@ -734,24 +745,20 @@ static int32_t mndSaveCompactProgress(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId) {
     sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pDetail);
   }
 
-  pDb = mndAcquireDb(pMnode, pCompact->dbname);
-  if (pDb == NULL) {
+  if (!mndDbIsExist(pMnode, dbname)) {
     allFinished = true;
-    mWarn("compact:%" PRId32 ", no db exist, set all finished:%s", compactId, pCompact->dbname);
-  } else {
-    mndReleaseDb(pMnode, pDb);
-    pDb = NULL;
+    mWarn("compact:%" PRId32 ", no db exist, set all finished:%s", compactId, dbname);
   }
 
   if (allFinished) {
-    mInfo("compact:%d, all finished", pCompact->compactId);
+    mInfo("compact:%d, all finished", compactId);
     pIter = NULL;
     while (1) {
       SCompactDetailObj *pDetail = NULL;
       pIter = sdbFetch(pMnode->pSdb, SDB_COMPACT_DETAIL, pIter, (void **)&pDetail);
       if (pIter == NULL) break;
 
-      if (pDetail->compactId == pCompact->compactId) {
+      if (pDetail->compactId == compactId) {
         SSdbRaw *pCommitRaw = mndCompactDetailActionEncode(pDetail);
         if (pCommitRaw == NULL) {
           mndTransDrop(pTrans);
@@ -774,7 +781,15 @@ static int32_t mndSaveCompactProgress(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId) {
       sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pDetail);
     }
 
+    SCompactObj *pCompact = mndAcquireCompact(pMnode, compactId);
+    if (pCompact == NULL) {
+      mndTransDrop(pTrans);
+      code = TSDB_CODE_MND_RETURN_VALUE_NULL;
+      if (terrno != 0) code = terrno;
+      TAOS_RETURN(code);
+    }
     SSdbRaw *pCommitRaw = mndCompactActionEncode(pCompact);
+    mndReleaseCompact(pMnode, pCompact);
     if (pCommitRaw == NULL) {
       mndTransDrop(pTrans);
       code = TSDB_CODE_MND_RETURN_VALUE_NULL;
@@ -793,11 +808,9 @@ static int32_t mndSaveCompactProgress(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t compactId) {
   if ((code = mndTransPrepare(pMnode, pTrans)) != 0) {
     mError("compact:%d, trans:%d, failed to prepare since %s", compactId, pTrans->id, terrstr());
     mndTransDrop(pTrans);
-    sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pCompact);
     TAOS_RETURN(code);
   }
 
-  sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pCompact);
   mndTransDrop(pTrans);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -827,8 +840,8 @@ void mndCompactPullup(SMnode *pMnode) {
       if ((code = mndSaveCompactProgress(pMnode, pCompact->compactId)) != 0) {
         mError("compact:%d, failed to save compact progress since %s", pCompact->compactId, tstrerror(code));
       }
+      mndReleaseCompact(pMnode, pCompact);
     }
-    mndReleaseCompact(pMnode, pCompact);
   }
   taosArrayDestroy(pArray);
 }
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDb.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDb.c
index 5a7831ac0e..dd3f89c9d0 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDb.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDb.c
@@ -398,6 +398,17 @@ void mndReleaseDb(SMnode *pMnode, SDbObj *pDb) {
   sdbRelease(pSdb, pDb);
 }
 
+bool mndDbIsExist(SMnode *pMnode, const char *db) {
+  SDbObj *pDb = mndAcquireDb(pMnode, db);
+  if (pDb == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    mndReleaseDb(pMnode, pDb);
+    pDb = NULL;
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
 static int32_t mndCheckDbName(const char *dbName, SUserObj *pUser) {
   char *pos = strstr(dbName, TS_PATH_DELIMITER);
   if (pos == NULL) {