diff --git a/src/system/src/vnodeImport.c b/src/system/src/vnodeImport.c
index ea5f382f578eda8cdff4752f37ece3ffab0352f9..1f25141e48fec9f75aba2da86cf30500a1d4ccef 100644
--- a/src/system/src/vnodeImport.c
+++ b/src/system/src/vnodeImport.c
@@ -915,9 +915,6 @@ int vnodeImportPoints(SMeterObj *pObj, char *cont, int contLen, char source, voi
     if (((commitInProcess = pPool->commitInProcess) == 1) || num > 0) {
       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pPool->vmutex);
 
-      //restore meter state
-      vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_IMPORTING);
-
       pNew = (SImportInfo *)malloc(sizeof(SImportInfo));
       memcpy(pNew, &import, sizeof(SImportInfo));
       pNew->signature = pNew;
@@ -939,8 +936,6 @@ int vnodeImportPoints(SMeterObj *pObj, char *cont, int contLen, char source, voi
         pShell->numOfTotalPoints += import.importedRows;
       }
     }
-
-    vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_IMPORTING);
   }
 
   pVnode->version++;
diff --git a/src/system/src/vnodeShell.c b/src/system/src/vnodeShell.c
index bb159706fb124024e6f397cafc766743e996cdcd..de3cca4fdf3cf7a50a7463607b383332cdd9bc48 100644
--- a/src/system/src/vnodeShell.c
+++ b/src/system/src/vnodeShell.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int vnodeOpenShellVnode(int vnode) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void vnodeDelayedFreeResource(void *param, void *tmrId) {
+static void vnodeDelayedFreeResource(void *param, void *tmrId) {
   int32_t vnode = *(int32_t*) param;
   taosCloseRpcChann(pShellServer, vnode); // close connection
   tfree (shellList[vnode]);  //free SShellObj
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ void vnodeCloseShellVnode(int vnode) {
   *v = vnode;
 
   /*
-   * free the connection related resource after 5sec, since the msg may be in
-   * the task queue, free it immediate will cause crash
+   * free the connection related resource after 5sec.
+   * 1. The msg, as well as SRpcConn may be in the task queue, free it immediate will cause crash
+   * 2. Free connection may cause *(SRpcConn*)pObj->thandle to be invalid to access.
    */
   dTrace("vid:%d, delay 5sec to free resources", vnode);
   taosTmrStart(vnodeDelayedFreeResource, 5000, v, vnodeTmrCtrl);
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ int vnodeProcessShellSubmitRequest(char *pMsg, int msgLen, SShellObj *pObj) {
       if (pSubmit->import) {
         code = vnodeImportPoints(pMeterObj, (char *) &(pBlocks->numOfRows), subMsgLen, TSDB_DATA_SOURCE_SHELL, pObj,
                                  sversion, &numOfPoints);
+        vnodeClearMeterState(pMeterObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_IMPORTING);
       } else {
         code = vnodeInsertPoints(pMeterObj, (char *) &(pBlocks->numOfRows), subMsgLen, TSDB_DATA_SOURCE_SHELL, NULL,
                                  sversion, &numOfPoints);