diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index ffe176f85e..a68e176fa9 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int metaDropTable(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVDropTbReq *pReq) {
   // search & delete the name idx
   tdbDbcOpen(pMeta->pNameIdx, &pNameIdxc, &pMeta->txn);
   ret = tdbDbcMoveTo(pNameIdxc, pReq->name, strlen(pReq->name) + 1, &c);
-  if (ret < 0 || c) {
+  if (ret < 0 || !tdbDbcIsValid(pNameIdxc) || c) {
     tdbDbcClose(pNameIdxc);
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
     return -1;
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h b/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
index 18f8ddec5c..90b07fb6ae 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/inc/tdb.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int tdbDbPGet(TDB *pDb, const void *pKey, int kLen, void **ppKey, int *pkLen, vo
 // TDBC
 int tdbDbcOpen(TDB *pDb, TDBC **ppDbc, TXN *pTxn);
 int tdbDbcClose(TDBC *pDbc);
+int tdbDbcIsValid(TDBC *pDbc);
 int tdbDbcMoveTo(TDBC *pDbc, const void *pKey, int kLen, int *c);
 int tdbDbcMoveToFirst(TDBC *pDbc);
 int tdbDbcMoveToLast(TDBC *pDbc);
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 0d13ec4d2b..43822cd311 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -1678,6 +1678,14 @@ int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+int tdbBtcIsValid(SBTC *pBtc) {
+  if (pBtc->idx < 0) {
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
 // TDB_BTREE_CURSOR
 
 // TDB_BTREE_DEBUG =====================
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
index 553bb2c646..ceaac6dff1 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbDb.c
@@ -141,3 +141,5 @@ int tdbDbcClose(TDBC *pDbc) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+int tdbDbcIsValid(TDBC *pDbc) { return tdbBtcIsValid(&pDbc->btc); }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
index 76dacf7b84..ee431ac638 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbInt.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ int tdbBtreePGet(SBTree *pBt, const void *pKey, int kLen, void **ppKey, int *pkL
 // SBTC
 int tdbBtcOpen(SBTC *pBtc, SBTree *pBt, TXN *pTxn);
 int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc);
+int tdbBtcIsValid(SBTC *pBtc);
 int tdbBtcMoveTo(SBTC *pBtc, const void *pKey, int kLen, int *pCRst);
 int tdbBtcMoveToFirst(SBTC *pBtc);
 int tdbBtcMoveToLast(SBTC *pBtc);