diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 543e06aae6..26652cfffb 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -2473,12 +2473,13 @@ int tdbBtcMoveTo(SBTC *pBtc, const void *pKey, int kLen, int *pCRst) {
 }
 
 int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc) {
-  if (pBtc->freeTxn) {
-    tdbTxnClose(pBtc->pTxn);
+  if (pBtc->iPage < 0) {
+    if (pBtc->freeTxn) {
+      tdbTxnClose(pBtc->pTxn);
+    }
+    return 0;
   }
 
-  if (pBtc->iPage < 0) return 0;
-
   for (;;) {
     if (NULL == pBtc->pPage) {
       tdbError("tdb/btc-close: null ptr pPage.");
@@ -2500,6 +2501,10 @@ int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc) {
     tdbFree(pBtc->coder.pVal);
   }
 
+  if (pBtc->freeTxn) {
+    tdbTxnClose(pBtc->pTxn);
+  }
+
   return 0;
 }