diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 7a62b38b16..543e06aae6 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -2473,6 +2473,10 @@ int tdbBtcMoveTo(SBTC *pBtc, const void *pKey, int kLen, int *pCRst) {
 }
 
 int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc) {
+  if (pBtc->freeTxn) {
+    tdbTxnClose(pBtc->pTxn);
+  }
+
   if (pBtc->iPage < 0) return 0;
 
   for (;;) {
@@ -2496,10 +2500,6 @@ int tdbBtcClose(SBTC *pBtc) {
     tdbFree(pBtc->coder.pVal);
   }
 
-  if (pBtc->freeTxn) {
-    tdbTxnClose(pBtc->pTxn);
-  }
-
   return 0;
 }