diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index 7e718e8d2c..111742a6f4 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -800,9 +800,12 @@ static void cliSendCb(uv_write_t* req, int status) {
 }
 
 void cliSend(SCliConn* pConn) {
-  bool empty = transQueueEmpty(&pConn->cliMsgs);
-  ASSERTS(empty == false, "trans-cli get invalid msg");
-  if (empty == true) {
+  SCliThrd* pThrd = pConn->hostThrd;
+  STrans*   pTransInst = pThrd->pTransInst;
+
+  if (transQueueEmpty(&pConn->cliMsgs)) {
+    tError("%s conn %p not msg to send", pTransInst->label, pConn);
+    cliHandleExcept(pConn);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -812,9 +815,6 @@ void cliSend(SCliConn* pConn) {
 
   STransConnCtx* pCtx = pCliMsg->ctx;
 
-  SCliThrd* pThrd = pConn->hostThrd;
-  STrans*   pTransInst = pThrd->pTransInst;
-
   STransMsg* pMsg = (STransMsg*)(&pCliMsg->msg);
   if (pMsg->pCont == 0) {
     pMsg->pCont = (void*)rpcMallocCont(0);