diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 4cef50016e..0f033315fa 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ bool cliMayRetry(SCliConn* pConn, SCliReq* pReq, STransMsg* pResp) {
   SReqCtx* pCtx = pReq->ctx;
   int32_t  code = pResp->code;
 
-  if (pReq->msg.info.qId != 0) {
+  if (pReq && pReq->msg.info.qId != 0) {
     return false;
   }