diff --git a/source/client/src/clientMain.c b/source/client/src/clientMain.c
index 01a4fd5640..0a5fb1a7b4 100644
--- a/source/client/src/clientMain.c
+++ b/source/client/src/clientMain.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ void taos_cleanup(void) {
     tscWarn("failed to close clientReqRefPool");
   }
 
-  DestroyRegexCache();
   rpcCleanup();
   tscDebug("rpc cleanup");
 
@@ -93,6 +92,8 @@ void taos_cleanup(void) {
 
   tmqMgmtClose();
 
+  DestroyRegexCache();
+
   tscInfo("all local resources released");
   taosCleanupCfg();
   taosCloseLog();