diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
index 9a53ffa088..bfbaed7bf6 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamExec.c
@@ -317,6 +317,60 @@ int32_t updateCheckPointInfo(SStreamTask* pTask) {
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int32_t extractMsgFromInputQ(SStreamTask* pTask, SStreamQueueItem** pInput, int32_t* numOfBlocks,
+                                    const char* id) {
+  int32_t retryTimes = 0;
+  int32_t MAX_RETRY_TIMES = 5;
+
+  while (1) {
+    if (streamTaskShouldPause(&pTask->status)) {
+      qDebug("s-task:%s task should pause, input blocks:%d", pTask->id.idStr, *numOfBlocks);
+      return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    SStreamQueueItem* qItem = streamQueueNextItem(pTask->inputQueue);
+    if (qItem == NULL) {
+      if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE && (++retryTimes) < MAX_RETRY_TIMES) {
+        taosMsleep(10);
+        qDebug("===stream===try again batchSize:%d, retry:%d", *numOfBlocks, retryTimes);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      qDebug("===stream===break batchSize:%d", *numOfBlocks);
+      return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    // do not merge blocks for sink node
+    if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SINK) {
+      *numOfBlocks = 1;
+      *pInput = qItem;
+      return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (pInput == NULL) {
+      ASSERT((*numOfBlocks) == 0);
+      *pInput = qItem;
+    } else {
+      // todo we need to sort the data block, instead of just appending into the array list.
+      void* newRet = streamMergeQueueItem(*pInput, qItem);
+      if (newRet == NULL) {
+        qError("s-task:%s failed to merge blocks from inputQ, numOfBlocks:%d", id, *numOfBlocks);
+        streamQueueProcessFail(pTask->inputQueue);
+        return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+      }
+      pInput = newRet;
+    }
+
+    *numOfBlocks += 1;
+    streamQueueProcessSuccess(pTask->inputQueue);
+
+    if (*numOfBlocks >= MAX_STREAM_EXEC_BATCH_NUM) {
+      qDebug("s-task:%s batch size limit:%d reached, start to process blocks", id, MAX_STREAM_EXEC_BATCH_NUM);
+      return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * todo: the batch of blocks should be tuned dynamic, according to the total elapsed time of each batch of blocks, the
  * appropriate batch of blocks should be handled in 5 to 10 sec.
@@ -326,73 +380,12 @@ int32_t streamExecForAll(SStreamTask* pTask) {
 
   while (1) {
     int32_t batchSize = 0;
-    int16_t times = 0;
-
     SStreamQueueItem* pInput = NULL;
 
     // merge multiple input data if possible in the input queue.
     qDebug("s-task:%s start to extract data block from inputQ", id);
 
-    while (1) {
-      if (streamTaskShouldPause(&pTask->status)) {
-        qDebug("s-task:%s task should pause, input blocks:%d", pTask->id.idStr, batchSize);
-        if (batchSize > 0) {
-          break;
-        } else {
-          return 0;
-        }
-      }
-
-      SStreamQueueItem* qItem = streamQueueNextItem(pTask->inputQueue);
-      if (qItem == NULL) {
-        if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE && batchSize < MIN_STREAM_EXEC_BATCH_NUM && times < 5) {
-          times++;
-          taosMsleep(10);
-          qDebug("===stream===try again batchSize:%d", batchSize);
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        qDebug("===stream===break batchSize:%d", batchSize);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      if (pInput == NULL) {
-        batchSize += 1;
-
-        pInput = qItem;
-        streamQueueProcessSuccess(pTask->inputQueue);
-        if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SINK) {
-          break;
-        }
-      } else {
-        // todo we need to sort the data block, instead of just appending into the array list.
-        ASSERT(batchSize >= 1);
-
-        void* newRet = streamMergeQueueItem(pInput, qItem);
-        if (newRet == NULL) {
-          streamQueueProcessFail(pTask->inputQueue);
-          break;
-        } else {
-          batchSize += 1;
-
-          pInput = newRet;
-          streamQueueProcessSuccess(pTask->inputQueue);
-
-          if (batchSize >= MAX_STREAM_EXEC_BATCH_NUM) {
-            qDebug("s-task:%s batch size limit:%d reached, start to process blocks", id, MAX_STREAM_EXEC_BATCH_NUM);
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-//    if (streamTaskShouldStop(&pTask->status)) {
-//      if (pInput) {
-//        streamFreeQitem(pInput);
-//      }
-//      return 0;
-//    }
-
+    /*int32_t code = */extractMsgFromInputQ(pTask, &pInput, &batchSize, id);
     if (pInput == NULL) {
       ASSERT(batchSize == 0);
       break;
@@ -409,8 +402,7 @@ int32_t streamExecForAll(SStreamTask* pTask) {
     while (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE) {
       int8_t status = atomic_load_8(&pTask->status.taskStatus);
       if (status != TASK_STATUS__NORMAL && status != TASK_STATUS__PAUSE) {
-        qError("stream task wait for the end of fill history, s-task:%s, status:%d", id,
-               atomic_load_8(&pTask->status.taskStatus));
+        qError("stream task wait for the end of fill history, s-task:%s, status:%d", id, status);
         taosMsleep(100);
       } else {
         break;
@@ -463,6 +455,7 @@ int32_t streamExecForAll(SStreamTask* pTask) {
     double  el = (taosGetTimestampMs() - st) / 1000.0;
     qDebug("s-task:%s batch of input blocks exec end, elapsed time:%.2fs, result size:%.2fMiB, numOfBlocks:%d",
            id, el, resSize / 1048576.0, totalBlocks);
+
     streamFreeQitem(pInput);
   }