diff --git a/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h b/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
index 2403bca7f6..637fbf1017 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
+++ b/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ typedef struct {
   rocksdb_compactionfilterfactory_t* filterFactory;
   TdThreadMutex                      mutex;
   char*                              idstr;
-  int64_t                            refId;
   char*                              path;
+  int64_t                            refId;
 
   int64_t        chkpId;
   SArray*        chkpSaved;
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index 016f446fe9..656b115bcf 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@ void* streamMetaGetBackendByTaskKey(SStreamMeta* pMeta, char* key, int64_t chkpI
     taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pMeta->backendMutex);
     return NULL;
   }
-
-  *ref = taosAddRef(taskDbWrapperId, pBackend);
+  int64_t tref = taosAddRef(taskDbWrapperId, pBackend);
+  *ref = tref;
+  ((STaskDbWrapper*)pBackend)->refId = tref;
 
   taosHashPut(pMeta->pTaskDbUnique, key, strlen(key), &pBackend, sizeof(void*));
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pMeta->backendMutex);
@@ -824,8 +825,6 @@ int32_t streamMetaLoadAllTasks(SStreamMeta* pMeta) {
 
       taosArrayPush(pMeta->pTaskList, &pTask->id);
     } else {
-      tdbFree(pKey);
-      tdbFree(pVal);
       taosMemoryFree(pTask);
       continue;
     }