diff --git a/src/inc_internal/maat_compile.h b/src/inc_internal/maat_compile.h
index ef59f92..4887750 100644
--- a/src/inc_internal/maat_compile.h
+++ b/src/inc_internal/maat_compile.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void *compile_runtime_get_ex_data(struct compile_runtime *compile_rt,
 void compile_runtime_ex_data_iterate(struct compile_runtime *compile_rt,
                                      struct compile_schema *compile_schema);
 
+void compile_runtime_garbage_collect_routine(void *compile_runtime);
+
 /* group2compile runtime API */
 void *group2compile_runtime_new(void *g2c_schema, size_t max_thread_num,
                                 struct maat_garbage_bin *garbage_bin, 
diff --git a/src/maat_compile.c b/src/maat_compile.c
index 151750a..2600484 100644
--- a/src/maat_compile.c
+++ b/src/maat_compile.c
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ void *compile_runtime_new(void *compile_schema, size_t max_thread_num,
     compile_rt->expr_match_buff = ALLOC(struct bool_expr_match, 
                                         max_thread_num * MAX_SCANNER_HIT_COMPILE_NUM);
     compile_rt->version = time(NULL);
-    compile_rt->cfg_hash = rcu_hash_new(rcu_compile_cfg_free, NULL,
-                                        schema->gc_timeout_s);
+    compile_rt->cfg_hash = rcu_hash_new(rcu_compile_cfg_free, NULL, schema->gc_timeout_s);
     compile_rt->clause_by_literals_hash = NULL;
     compile_rt->literal2clause_hash = NULL;
     compile_rt->logger = logger;
@@ -2265,3 +2264,15 @@ size_t maat_compile_state_get_internal_hit_paths(struct maat_compile_state *comp
 
     return hit_path_cnt;
 }
+
+void compile_runtime_garbage_collect_routine(void *compile_runtime)
+{
+    if (NULL == compile_runtime) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct compile_runtime *compile_rt = (struct compile_runtime *)compile_runtime;
+    if (compile_rt->cfg_hash != NULL) {
+        rcu_hash_garbage_collect_routine(compile_rt->cfg_hash);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/maat_rule.c b/src/maat_rule.c
index 92bbf52..24970fe 100644
--- a/src/maat_rule.c
+++ b/src/maat_rule.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include "maat_table.h"
 #include "maat_compile.h"
 #include "maat_plugin.h"
+#include "maat_ip_plugin.h"
+#include "maat_fqdn_plugin.h"
+#include "maat_bool_plugin.h"
 #include "maat_stat.h"
 #include "ip_matcher.h"
 #include "alignment.h"
@@ -170,16 +173,41 @@ void maat_plugin_table_garbage_collect_routine(struct table_manager *tbl_mgr)
 {
     size_t max_table_cnt = table_manager_table_size(tbl_mgr);
     enum table_type table_type = TABLE_TYPE_INVALID;
+    void *runtime = NULL;
+    struct ex_data_runtime *ex_data_rt = NULL;
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < max_table_cnt; i++) {
         table_type = table_manager_get_table_type(tbl_mgr, i);
-        if (table_type != TABLE_TYPE_PLUGIN) {
-            continue;
-        }
 
-        void *plugin_runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
-        struct ex_data_runtime *ex_data_rt = plugin_runtime_get_ex_data_rt(plugin_runtime);
-        ex_data_runtime_garbage_collect_routine(ex_data_rt);
+        switch (table_type) {
+            case TABLE_TYPE_COMPILE:
+                runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
+                compile_runtime_garbage_collect_routine(runtime);
+                break;
+            case TABLE_TYPE_PLUGIN:
+                runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
+                ex_data_rt = plugin_runtime_get_ex_data_rt(runtime);
+                break;
+            case TABLE_TYPE_IP_PLUGIN:
+                runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
+                ex_data_rt = ip_plugin_runtime_get_ex_data_rt(runtime);
+                break;
+            case TABLE_TYPE_FQDN_PLUGIN:
+                runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
+                ex_data_rt = fqdn_plugin_runtime_get_ex_data_rt(runtime);
+                break;
+            case TABLE_TYPE_BOOL_PLUGIN:
+                runtime = table_manager_get_runtime(tbl_mgr, i);
+                ex_data_rt = bool_plugin_runtime_get_ex_data_rt(runtime);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+        
+        if (ex_data_rt != NULL) {
+            ex_data_runtime_garbage_collect_routine(ex_data_rt);
+            ex_data_rt = NULL;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
index d2c0ee5..d277d06 100644
--- a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
+++ b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
@@ -2798,7 +2798,10 @@ void ip_plugin_ex_free_cb(int table_id, void **ad, long argl, void *argp)
 {
 	struct ip_plugin_ud *ud = (struct ip_plugin_ud *)(*ad);
 
+    ud->rule_id = 0;
     memset(ud->buffer, 0, ud->buf_len);
+    ud->buf_len = 0;
+
 	free(ud->buffer);
 	free(ud);
 	*ad = NULL;
@@ -2931,6 +2934,9 @@ void fqdn_plugin_ex_free_cb(int table_id, void **ad, long argl, void *argp)
 {
 	struct fqdn_plugin_ud *u = (struct fqdn_plugin_ud *)(*ad);
 
+    u->rule_id = 0;
+    u->catid = 0;
+
 	free(u);
 	*ad = NULL;
 }
@@ -3003,7 +3009,10 @@ void bool_plugin_ex_free_cb(int table_id, void **ad, long argl, void *argp)
 {
 	struct bool_plugin_ud *u = (struct bool_plugin_ud *)(*ad);
 	
+    u->id = 0;
 	memset(u->name, 0, u->name_len);
+    u->name_len = 0;
+
 	free(u->name);
 	free(u);
 	*ad = NULL;
@@ -5059,12 +5068,18 @@ TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateIPPlugin) {
         EXPECT_GT(ret, 0);
     }
 
-    sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S);
+    sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S); //gc_timeout_s == 3 which configured in table_info
 
-    memset(results, 0, sizeof(results));
     ret = maat_ip_plugin_table_get_ex_data(maat_inst, table_id, &ipv4,
                                           (void **)results, ARRAY_SIZE);
     EXPECT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
+    //the data pointed by results[idx] has in garbage queue, but not be freed yet
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0]->rule_id, 104);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[1]->rule_id, 103);
+
+    sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S * 2);
+    //excced gc_timeout_s, the data pointed by results[idx] has been freed
 }
 
 TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateFQDNPlugin) {
@@ -5122,6 +5137,7 @@ TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateFQDNPlugin) {
                                              "r3---sn-i3belne6.example2.com", 
                                              (void**)results, ARRAY_SIZE);
     ASSERT_EQ(ret, 2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0]->catid, 3);
 
     //del lines
     for (i = 3; i < TEST_CMD_LINE_NUM; i++) {
@@ -5140,6 +5156,10 @@ TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateFQDNPlugin) {
                                             "r3---sn-i3belne6.example2.com", 
                                             (void**)results, ARRAY_SIZE);
     ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);                                 
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0]->catid, 3);
+
+    sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S * 2);
+    //excced gc_timeout_s, the data pointed by results[idx] has been freed
 }
 
 TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateBoolPlugin) {
@@ -5198,6 +5218,7 @@ TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateBoolPlugin) {
     ret = maat_bool_plugin_table_get_ex_data(maat_inst, table_id, items, 3,
                                              (void **)results, ARRAY_SIZE);
     EXPECT_EQ(ret, 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0]->name_len, 8);
 
     for (i = 3; i < TEST_CMD_LINE_NUM; i++) {
         memset(&line_rule, 0, sizeof(line_rule));
@@ -5211,10 +5232,13 @@ TEST_F(MaatCmdTest, UpdateBoolPlugin) {
     }
     sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S);
 
-    memset(results, 0, sizeof(results));
     ret = maat_bool_plugin_table_get_ex_data(maat_inst, table_id, items, 3,
                                              (void **)results, ARRAY_SIZE);
     EXPECT_EQ(ret, 2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0]->name_len, 8);
+
+    sleep(WAIT_FOR_EFFECTIVE_S * 2);
+    //excced gc_timeout_s, the data pointed by results[idx] has been freed
 }
 
 #define COMPILE_ID_NUMS 1000