diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HMSExternalCatalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HMSExternalCatalog.java
index ceb4755b2c5f12..0711775963e7ec 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HMSExternalCatalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HMSExternalCatalog.java
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ protected void initLocalObjectsImpl() {
     @Override
     public synchronized void resetToUninitialized(boolean invalidCache) {
         super.resetToUninitialized(invalidCache);
-        if (metadataOps != null) {
-            metadataOps.close();
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -166,8 +163,13 @@ public void onClose() {
         if (null != fileSystemExecutor) {
             fileSystemExecutor.shutdown();
         }
+        if (null != metadataOps) {
+            metadataOps.close();
+            metadataOps = null;
+        }
         if (null != icebergMetadataOps) {
             icebergMetadataOps.close();
+            icebergMetadataOps = null;
         }
     }