diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 362f8cef81..0b837d8141 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -2229,6 +2229,7 @@ static int32_t createThrdObj(void* trans, SCliThrd** ppThrd) {
   pThrd->pTransInst = trans;
   pThrd->quit = false;
 
+  *ppThrd = pThrd;
   return code;
 
 _end: