diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 3e5b938eab..32ce47d5e0 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -1633,13 +1633,14 @@ int32_t tqProcessStreamCheckPointSourceReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
 
   taosThreadMutexLock(&pTask->lock);
   if (pTask->status.taskStatus == TASK_STATUS__HALT) {
-    qError("s-task:%s not ready for checkpoint, since it is halt, ignore this checkpoint:%" PRId64
-               ", set it failure", pTask->id.idStr, req.checkpointId);
+    qError("s-task:%s not ready for checkpoint, since it is halt, ignore this checkpoint:%" PRId64 ", set it failure",
+           pTask->id.idStr, req.checkpointId);
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pMeta, pTask);
 
     SRpcMsg rsp = {0};
     buildCheckpointSourceRsp(&req, &pMsg->info, &rsp, 0);
     tmsgSendRsp(&rsp);   // error occurs
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   }
   streamProcessCheckpointSourceReq(pTask, &req);
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pTask->lock);