diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index d906145a7b..68c5b575ba 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -3356,11 +3356,14 @@ int32_t transFreeConnById(void* shandle, int64_t transpointId) {
   }
 
 _exception:
- transReleaseExHandle(transGetInstMgt(), (int64_t)shandle);
-
-  (void)transReleaseExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), transpointId);
-  (void)transRemoveExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), transpointId);
-  taosMemoryFree(pCli);
+  transReleaseExHandle(transGetInstMgt(), (int64_t)shandle);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    if (transpointId != 0) {
+      (void)transReleaseExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), transpointId);
+      (void)transRemoveExHandle(transGetRefMgt(), transpointId);
+    }
+    taosMemoryFree(pCli);
+  }
 
   return code;
 }