diff --git a/internal/util/flowgraph/flow_graph.go b/internal/util/flowgraph/flow_graph.go
index 43f10c6fa0..852703fe35 100644
--- a/internal/util/flowgraph/flow_graph.go
+++ b/internal/util/flowgraph/flow_graph.go
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ func (fg *TimeTickedFlowGraph) SetEdges(nodeName string, in []string, out []stri
 // Start starts all nodes in timetick flowgragh
 func (fg *TimeTickedFlowGraph) Start() {
 	fg.startOnce.Do(func() {
-		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 		for _, v := range fg.nodeCtx {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			v.Start(&wg)
+			v.Start()
 		}
-		wg.Wait()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -92,8 +89,16 @@ func (fg *TimeTickedFlowGraph) Start() {
 func (fg *TimeTickedFlowGraph) Close() {
 	fg.stopOnce.Do(func() {
 		for _, v := range fg.nodeCtx {
-			// maybe need to stop in order
-			v.Close()
+			if v.node.IsInputNode() {
+				// close inputNode first
+				v.Close()
+			}
+		}
+		for _, v := range fg.nodeCtx {
+			if !v.node.IsInputNode() {
+				// close other nodes
+				v.Close()
+			}
 		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/util/flowgraph/input_node.go b/internal/util/flowgraph/input_node.go
index 6be3335363..861e163d4d 100644
--- a/internal/util/flowgraph/input_node.go
+++ b/internal/util/flowgraph/input_node.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (inNode *InputNode) InStream() msgstream.MsgStream {
 func (inNode *InputNode) Operate(in []Msg) []Msg {
 	msgPack, ok := <-inNode.inStream.Chan()
 	if !ok {
-		log.Warn("Receive Msg failed from upstream node", zap.Any("input node", inNode.Name()))
+		log.Warn("MsgStream closed", zap.Any("input node", inNode.Name()))
 		return []Msg{}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/util/flowgraph/node.go b/internal/util/flowgraph/node.go
index 9fc860b10e..da95c3d00a 100644
--- a/internal/util/flowgraph/node.go
+++ b/internal/util/flowgraph/node.go
@@ -58,15 +58,16 @@ type nodeCtx struct {
 	downstream             []*nodeCtx
 	downstreamInputChanIdx map[string]int
 
-	closeCh chan struct{}
+	closeCh chan struct{}  // notify work to exit
+	closeWg sync.WaitGroup // block Close until work exit
 }
 
 // Start invoke Node `Start` method and start a worker goroutine
-func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) Start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) Start() {
 	nodeCtx.node.Start()
 
+	nodeCtx.closeWg.Add(1)
 	go nodeCtx.work()
-	wg.Done()
 }
 
 // work handles node work spinning
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) Start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 // 2. invoke node.Operate
 // 3. deliver the Operate result to downstream nodes
 func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) work() {
+	defer nodeCtx.closeWg.Done()
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("nodeCtxTtChecker-%s", nodeCtx.node.Name())
 	var checker *timerecord.GroupChecker
 	if enableTtChecker {
@@ -87,10 +89,10 @@ func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) work() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-nodeCtx.closeCh:
+			log.Debug("flow graph node closed", zap.String("nodeName", nodeCtx.node.Name()))
 			return
 		default:
 			// inputs from inputsMessages for Operate
-
 			var inputs, res []Msg
 			if !nodeCtx.node.IsInputNode() {
 				nodeCtx.collectInputMessages()
@@ -124,10 +126,15 @@ func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) work() {
 
 // Close handles cleanup logic and notify worker to quit
 func (nodeCtx *nodeCtx) Close() {
-	// close Node
-	nodeCtx.node.Close()
-	// notify worker
-	close(nodeCtx.closeCh)
+	if nodeCtx.node.IsInputNode() {
+		nodeCtx.node.Close() // close input msgStream
+		close(nodeCtx.closeCh)
+		nodeCtx.closeWg.Wait()
+	} else {
+		close(nodeCtx.closeCh)
+		nodeCtx.closeWg.Wait()
+		nodeCtx.node.Close() // close output msgStream, and etc...
+	}
 }
 
 // deliverMsg tries to put the Msg to specified downstream channel
diff --git a/internal/util/flowgraph/node_test.go b/internal/util/flowgraph/node_test.go
index 1124ad2b36..1fcf2b81cc 100644
--- a/internal/util/flowgraph/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/flowgraph/node_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"math"
 	"os"
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -90,9 +89,9 @@ func TestNodeCtx_Start(t *testing.T) {
 		node.inputChannels[i] = make(chan Msg)
 	}
 
-	var waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
-	waitGroup.Add(1)
-	node.Start(&waitGroup)
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		node.Start()
+	})
 
 	node.Close()
 }