diff --git a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
index 1f16659499..b7d16924ef 100644
--- a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
+++ b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ enum {
   TASK_STATUS__RECOVER_PREPARE,
   TASK_STATUS__RECOVER1,
   TASK_STATUS__RECOVER2,
-  TASK_STATUS__RESTORE,  // only available for source task to replay WAL from the checkpoint
+  TASK_STATUS__RESTORE,  // only available for source task to replay WAL from the checkpoint, todo remove it
   TASK_STATUS__PAUSE,
 };
 
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index c616f1eaa5..13b3ec086b 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -1220,11 +1220,22 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskResumeReq(STQ* pTq, int64_t sversion, char* msg, int32_t ms
   SVResumeStreamTaskReq* pReq = (SVResumeStreamTaskReq*)msg;
   SStreamTask* pTask = streamMetaAcquireTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pReq->taskId);
   if (pTask) {
-    tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s set normal flag", pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId, pTask->id.idStr);
     streamSetStatusNormal(pTask);
+
+    // no lock needs to secure the access of the version
+    if (pReq->igUntreated) {  // discard all the data  when the stream task is suspended.
+      pTask->chkInfo.currentVer = sversion;
+      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from the latest version:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64, pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
+              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion);
+    } else {  // from the previous paused version and go on
+      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from paused ver:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64, pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
+              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion);
+    }
+
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pTask);
     tqStartStreamTasks(pTq);
   }
+
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1329,7 +1340,7 @@ int32_t tqStartStreamTasks(STQ* pTq) {
   taosWLockLatch(&pMeta->lock);
   int32_t numOfTasks = taosHashGetSize(pTq->pStreamMeta->pTasks);
   if (numOfTasks == 0) {
-    tqInfo("vgId:%d no stream tasks exists", vgId);
+    tqInfo("vgId:%d no stream tasks exist", vgId);
     taosWUnLockLatch(&pTq->pStreamMeta->lock);
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c b/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
index 0ff6feb39a..081537e2c5 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
@@ -273,17 +273,11 @@ int32_t streamProcessRunReq(SStreamTask* pTask) {
 }
 
 int32_t streamProcessRetrieveReq(SStreamTask* pTask, SStreamRetrieveReq* pReq, SRpcMsg* pRsp) {
-  qDebug("task %d receive retrieve req from node %d task %d", pTask->id.taskId, pReq->srcNodeId, pReq->srcTaskId);
-
+  qDebug("s-task:%s receive retrieve req from node %d taskId:%d", pTask->id.idStr, pReq->srcNodeId, pReq->srcTaskId);
   streamTaskEnqueueRetrieve(pTask, pReq, pRsp);
 
   ASSERT(pTask->taskLevel != TASK_LEVEL__SINK);
   streamSchedExec(pTask);
-
-  /*streamTryExec(pTask);*/
-
-  /*streamDispatch(pTask);*/
-
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index 63141d6219..d7c5602799 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ SStreamTask* streamMetaAcquireTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int32_t taskId) {
 
 void streamMetaReleaseTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, SStreamTask* pTask) {
   int32_t left = atomic_sub_fetch_32(&pTask->refCnt, 1);
-  ASSERT(left >= 0);
-  if (left == 0) {
+  if (left < 0) {
+    qError("task ref is invalid, ref:%d, %s", left, pTask->id.idStr);
+  } else if (left == 0) {
     ASSERT(streamTaskShouldStop(&pTask->status));
     tFreeStreamTask(pTask);
   }
@@ -238,12 +239,12 @@ int32_t streamMetaBegin(SStreamMeta* pMeta) {
 
 int32_t streamMetaCommit(SStreamMeta* pMeta) {
   if (tdbCommit(pMeta->db, pMeta->txn) < 0) {
-    ASSERT(0);
+    qError("failed to commit stream meta");
     return -1;
   }
 
   if (tdbPostCommit(pMeta->db, pMeta->txn) < 0) {
-    ASSERT(0);
+    qError("failed to commit stream meta");
     return -1;
   }