diff --git a/dtmcli/barrier.go b/dtmcli/barrier.go
index 64d76ec..59b6582 100644
--- a/dtmcli/barrier.go
+++ b/dtmcli/barrier.go
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ func insertBarrier(tx Tx, transType string, gid string, branchID string, branchT
 func (bb *BranchBarrier) Call(tx Tx, busiCall BusiFunc) (rerr error) {
 	bb.BarrierID = bb.BarrierID + 1
 	bid := fmt.Sprintf("%02d", bb.BarrierID)
-	if rerr != nil {
-		return
-	}
 	defer func() {
 		// Logf("barrier call error is %v", rerr)
 		if x := recover(); x != nil {
diff --git a/dtmcli/utils.go b/dtmcli/utils.go
index aa5761f..3b800a1 100644
--- a/dtmcli/utils.go
+++ b/dtmcli/utils.go
@@ -226,13 +226,6 @@ func DBExec(db DB, sql string, values ...interface{}) (affected int64, rerr erro
 	return
 }
 
-// DBQueryRow use raw tx to query row
-func DBQueryRow(db DB, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
-	query = makeSQLCompatible(query)
-	Logf("querying: "+query, args...)
-	return db.QueryRow(query, args...)
-}
-
 // GetDsn get dsn from map config
 func GetDsn(conf map[string]string) string {
 	host := MayReplaceLocalhost(conf["host"])
diff --git a/test/barrier_tcc_test.go b/test/barrier_tcc_test.go
index b864373..8bb656b 100644
--- a/test/barrier_tcc_test.go
+++ b/test/barrier_tcc_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package test
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ func TestBarrierTcc(t *testing.T) {
 	tccBarrierDisorder(t)
 	tccBarrierNormal(t)
 	tccBarrierRollback(t)
-
+	barrierPanic(t)
 }
 
 func tccBarrierRollback(t *testing.T) {
@@ -115,3 +117,16 @@ func tccBarrierDisorder(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{dtmcli.StatusSucceed, dtmcli.StatusPrepared, dtmcli.StatusPrepared}, getBranchesStatus(gid))
 	assert.Equal(t, dtmcli.StatusFailed, getTransStatus(gid))
 }
+
+func barrierPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	bb := &dtmcli.BranchBarrier{TransType: "saga", Gid: "gid1", BranchID: "bid1", BranchType: "action", BarrierID: 1}
+	var err error
+	func() {
+		defer dtmcli.P2E(&err)
+		tx, _ := dbGet().ToSQLDB().BeginTx(context.Background(), &sql.TxOptions{})
+		bb.Call(tx, func(db dtmcli.DB) error {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("an error"))
+		})
+	}()
+	assert.Error(t, err, fmt.Errorf("an error"))
+}