diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
index 15a9ea11175..bf0fc6b73da 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class KyuubiSessionImpl(
   }
 
   override def close(): Unit = {
-    closeOperation(launchEngineOp.getHandle)
+    if (!launchEngineOp.isTimedOut) {
+      closeOperation(launchEngineOp.getHandle)
+    }
     super.close()
     sessionManager.credentialsManager.removeSessionCredentialsEpoch(handle.identifier.toString)
     try {