diff --git a/source/client/src/clientMain.c b/source/client/src/clientMain.c
index 2e6cd4ce17..903018d5c3 100644
--- a/source/client/src/clientMain.c
+++ b/source/client/src/clientMain.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void taos_cleanup(void) {
   schedulerDestroy();
 
   tscInfo("all local resources released");
+  taosCleanupCfg();
   taosCloseLog();
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index ac2010efa3..548d2169b1 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ TAOS *shellInit(SShellArguments *_args) {
     _args->user = TSDB_DEFAULT_USER;
   }
 
-  SConfig *pCfg = cfgInit();
-  if (NULL == pCfg) return NULL;
-
-  if (0 != taosAddClientLogCfg(pCfg)) return NULL;
-
   // Connect to the database.
   TAOS *con = NULL;
   if (_args->auth == NULL) {