diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 17aa426fec..1456c6c067 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ STQ* tqOpen(const char* path, SVnode* pVnode) {
     ASSERT(0);
   }
 
+  if (streamLoadTasks(pTq->pStreamMeta) < 0) {
+    ASSERT(0);
+  }
+
   return pTq;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index 0041d800a7..20a2f7d332 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandF
   pMeta->ahandle = ahandle;
   pMeta->expandFunc = expandFunc;
 
-  if (streamLoadTasks(pMeta) < 0) {
-    goto _err;
-  }
   return pMeta;
 
 _err:
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index 7d9592e338..93ced912f8 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ int walCheckAndRepairMeta(SWal* pWal) {
 
       int code = walSaveMeta(pWal);
       if (code < 0) {
-        taosArrayDestroy(actualLog);
         return -1;
       }
     }