diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 1230a352d9..ce4efe905f 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskDispatchReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg, bool exec) {
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pTask);
     return 0;
   } else {
+    tDeleteStreamDispatchReq(&req);
     return -1;
   }
 }
@@ -1196,6 +1197,7 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskRetrieveReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
     tDeleteStreamRetrieveReq(&req);
     return 0;
   } else {
+    tDeleteStreamRetrieveReq(&req);
     return -1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index 51cc315780..c3a7b70904 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ int32_t streamMetaSaveTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, SStreamTask* pTask) {
 // add to the ready tasks hash map, not the restored tasks hash map
 int32_t streamMetaAddDeployedTask(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int64_t ver, SStreamTask* pTask) {
   if (pMeta->expandFunc(pMeta->ahandle, pTask, ver) < 0) {
+    tFreeStreamTask(pTask);
     return -1;
   }
 
   if (streamMetaSaveTask(pMeta, pTask) < 0) {
+    tFreeStreamTask(pTask);
     return -1;
   }