diff --git a/src/client/src/tscProfile.c b/src/client/src/tscProfile.c
index 3b0e1b5775..6492075bbd 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscProfile.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscProfile.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int tscBuildQueryStreamDesc(void *pMsg, STscObj *pObj) {
     pSdesc->num = htobe64(pStream->num);
 
     pSdesc->useconds = htobe64(pStream->useconds);
-    pSdesc->stime = htobe64(pStream->stime - pStream->interval.interval);
+    pSdesc->stime = (pStream->stime == INT64_MIN) ? htobe64(pStream->stime) : htobe64(pStream->stime - pStream->interval.interval);
     pSdesc->ctime = htobe64(pStream->ctime);
 
     pSdesc->slidingTime = htobe64(pStream->interval.sliding);
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscStream.c b/src/client/src/tscStream.c
index 7699e6f459..89fc1c2621 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscStream.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscStream.c
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ static int32_t tscSetSlidingWindowInfo(SSqlObj *pSql, SSqlStream *pStream) {
 
 static int64_t tscGetStreamStartTimestamp(SSqlObj *pSql, SSqlStream *pStream, int64_t stime) {
   SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo = tscGetQueryInfoDetail(&pSql->cmd, 0);
+
+  if (stime == INT64_MIN) {
+    return stime;
+  }
   
   if (pStream->isProject) {
     // no data in table, flush all data till now to destination meter, 10sec delay
diff --git a/src/cq/src/cqMain.c b/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
index d4d202267c..854fbf2ec9 100644
--- a/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
+++ b/src/cq/src/cqMain.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void cqCreateStream(SCqContext *pContext, SCqObj *pObj) {
   pObj->tmrId = 0;
 
   if (pObj->pStream == NULL) {
-    pObj->pStream = taos_open_stream(pContext->dbConn, pObj->sqlStr, cqProcessStreamRes, 0, (void *)pObj->rid, NULL);
+    pObj->pStream = taos_open_stream(pContext->dbConn, pObj->sqlStr, cqProcessStreamRes, INT64_MIN, (void *)pObj->rid, NULL);
 
     // TODO the pObj->pStream may be released if error happens
     if (pObj->pStream) {
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index 0eb1248fad..899a0af615 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ int regex_match(const char *s, const char *reg, int cflags) {
 
 
 static char* formatTimestamp(char* buf, int64_t val, int precision) {
+  if (val == INT64_MIN) {
+    memset(buf, ' ', 23);
+    return buf;
+  }
+  
   if (args.is_raw_time) {
     sprintf(buf, "%" PRId64, val);
     return buf;