diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 4ad469f2eb..bf03ea26ba 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ static void cliReleaseUnfinishedMsg(SCliConn* conn) {
 #define CONN_SHOULD_RELEASE(conn, head)                                                                            \
   do {                                                                                                             \
     if ((head)->release == 1 && (head->msgLen) == sizeof(*head)) {                                                 \
+      int      connStatus = conn->status;                                                                          \
       uint64_t ahandle = head->ahandle;                                                                            \
       CONN_GET_MSGCTX_BY_AHANDLE(conn, ahandle);                                                                   \
       conn->status = ConnRelease;                                                                                  \
@@ -186,7 +187,9 @@ static void cliReleaseUnfinishedMsg(SCliConn* conn) {
       }                                                                                                            \
       destroyCmsg(pMsg);                                                                                           \
       cliReleaseUnfinishedMsg(conn);                                                                               \
-      addConnToPool(((SCliThrdObj*)conn->hostThrd)->pool, conn);                                                   \
+      if (connStatus != ConnInPool) {                                                                              \
+        addConnToPool(((SCliThrdObj*)conn->hostThrd)->pool, conn);                                                 \
+      }                                                                                                            \
       return;                                                                                                      \
     }                                                                                                              \
   } while (0)
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ void* destroyConnPool(void* pool) {
   while (connList != NULL) {
     while (!QUEUE_IS_EMPTY(&connList->conn)) {
       queue* h = QUEUE_HEAD(&connList->conn);
-      QUEUE_REMOVE(h);
+      // QUEUE_REMOVE(h);
       SCliConn* c = QUEUE_DATA(h, SCliConn, conn);
       cliDestroyConn(c, true);
     }
@@ -481,6 +484,7 @@ static SCliConn* getConnFromPool(void* pool, char* ip, uint32_t port) {
   conn->status = ConnNormal;
   QUEUE_REMOVE(&conn->conn);
   QUEUE_INIT(&conn->conn);
+  assert(h == &conn->conn);
   return conn;
 }
 static void addConnToPool(void* pool, SCliConn* conn) {
@@ -562,9 +566,7 @@ static SCliConn* cliCreateConn(SCliThrdObj* pThrd) {
 }
 static void cliDestroyConn(SCliConn* conn, bool clear) {
   tTrace("%s conn %p remove from conn pool", CONN_GET_INST_LABEL(conn), conn);
-
   QUEUE_REMOVE(&conn->conn);
-  QUEUE_INIT(&conn->conn);
   if (clear) {
     uv_close((uv_handle_t*)conn->stream, cliDestroy);
   }
@@ -1008,7 +1010,9 @@ int cliAppCb(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
         tTrace("%s use remote epset, inUse: %d, retry count:%d, limit: %d", pTransInst->label, pEpSet->inUse,
                pCtx->retryCount + 1, TRANS_RETRY_COUNT_LIMIT);
       }
-      addConnToPool(pThrd->pool, pConn);
+      if (pConn->status != ConnInPool) {
+        addConnToPool(pThrd->pool, pConn);
+      }
 
       STaskArg* arg = taosMemoryMalloc(sizeof(STaskArg));
       arg->param1 = pMsg;