diff --git a/source/libs/command/src/explain.c b/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
index 2bfed58dc8..6a3df7be72 100644
--- a/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
+++ b/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ int32_t qExplainInitCtx(SExplainCtx **pCtx, SHashObj *groupHash, bool verbose, d
   SExplainCtx *ctx = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(SExplainCtx));
   if (NULL == ctx) {
     qError("calloc SExplainCtx failed");
+    QRY_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     goto _return;
   }
 
@@ -1971,6 +1972,7 @@ int32_t qExplainGetRspFromCtx(void *ctx, SRetrieveTableRsp **pRsp) {
   SRetrieveTableRsp *rsp = (SRetrieveTableRsp *)taosMemoryCalloc(1, rspSize);
   if (NULL == rsp) {
     qError("malloc SRetrieveTableRsp failed, size:%d", rspSize);
+    QRY_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     goto _return;
   }