diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
index 5f4d8f78a..9a1d0ce4e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ cluster_query(Tab, QString, QSchema, MsFun, FmtFun) ->
     end.
 
 %% @private
+do_cluster_query([], QueryState, ResultAcc) ->
+    finalize_query(ResultAcc, mark_complete(QueryState));
 do_cluster_query(
     [Node | Tail] = Nodes,
     QueryState,