diff --git a/source/libs/executor/src/executorimpl.c b/source/libs/executor/src/executorimpl.c
index 4319dd379a..cc2c68769e 100644
--- a/source/libs/executor/src/executorimpl.c
+++ b/source/libs/executor/src/executorimpl.c
@@ -1641,11 +1641,16 @@ static int32_t doOpenAggregateOptr(SOperatorInfo* pOperator) {
     }
   }
 
+  // the downstream operator may return with error code, so let's check the code before generating results.
+  if (pTaskInfo->code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    T_LONG_JMP(pTaskInfo->env, pTaskInfo->code);
+  }
+
   initGroupedResultInfo(&pAggInfo->groupResInfo, pAggInfo->aggSup.pResultRowHashTable, 0);
   OPTR_SET_OPENED(pOperator);
 
   pOperator->cost.openCost = (taosGetTimestampUs() - st) / 1000.0;
-  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  return pTaskInfo->code;
 }
 
 static SSDataBlock* getAggregateResult(SOperatorInfo* pOperator) {