diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 86d6ef58ff..98467b5c09 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ static void cliBuildBatch(SCliMsg* pMsg, queue* h, SCliThrd* pThrd) {
 
       QUEUE_PUSH(&((*ppBatchList)->wq), &pBatch->listq);
       (*ppBatchList)->len += 1;
+      return;
     }
 
     queue*     hdr = QUEUE_TAIL(&((*ppBatchList)->wq));