diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
index c7af0411be..f9a218835e 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
@@ -598,10 +598,16 @@ int32_t ctgGetCachedTbVgMeta(SCatalog* pCtg, const SName* pTableName, SVgroupInf
 
   CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgGetVgInfoFromHashValue(pCtg, dbCache->vgCache.vgInfo, pTableName, pVgroup));
 
+  ctgRUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
+
   SCtgTbMetaCtx ctx = {0};
   ctx.pName = (SName*)pTableName;
   ctx.flag = CTG_FLAG_UNKNOWN_STB;
-  CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgCopyTbMeta(pCtg, &ctx, &dbCache, &tbCache, pTableMeta, db));
+  code = ctgCopyTbMeta(pCtg, &ctx, &dbCache, &tbCache, pTableMeta, db);
+
+  ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
+
+  CTG_RET(code);
 
 _return:
   
diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
index 438128203e..325d6e0e46 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ int32_t ctgHandleGetTbMetaRsp(SCtgTaskReq* tReq, int32_t reqType, const SDataBuf
             CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgGetTbMetaFromVnode(pCtg, pConn, pName, &vgInfo, NULL, tReq));
 
             ctgReleaseVgInfoToCache(pCtg, dbCache);
+            dbCache = NULL;
           } else {
             SBuildUseDBInput input = {0};
 
@@ -1168,6 +1169,7 @@ int32_t ctgHandleGetTbMetasRsp(SCtgTaskReq* tReq, int32_t reqType, const SDataBu
             CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgGetTbMetaFromVnode(pCtg, pConn, pName, &vgInfo, NULL, tReq));
 
             ctgReleaseVgInfoToCache(pCtg, dbCache);
+            dbCache = NULL;
           } else {
             SBuildUseDBInput input = {0};
 
diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
index c266cc1df9..6e4077eae0 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateEpset(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
 
 _return:
 
-  if (dbCache) {
+  if (code == TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS && dbCache) {
     ctgWUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
   }