diff --git a/metagpt/actions/mi/execute_nb_code.py b/metagpt/actions/mi/execute_nb_code.py
index 0e4563a37..3a64a8bec 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/mi/execute_nb_code.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/mi/execute_nb_code.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class ExecuteNbCode(Action):
 
     async def terminate(self):
         """kill NotebookClient"""
-        await self.nb_client._async_cleanup_kernel()
+        if self.nb_client.km is not None:
+            await self.nb_client._async_cleanup_kernel()
 
     async def reset(self):
         """reset NotebookClient"""
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/mi/interpreter.py b/metagpt/roles/mi/interpreter.py
index fa50098e9..2392863a0 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/mi/interpreter.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/mi/interpreter.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class Interpreter(Role):
     def working_memory(self):
         return self.rc.working_memory
 
+    async def _plan_and_act(self) -> Message:
+        await super()._plan_and_act()
+        await self.execute_code.terminate()
+
     async def _act_on_task(self, current_task: Task) -> TaskResult:
         code, result, is_success = await self._write_and_exec_code()
         task_result = TaskResult(code=code, result=result, is_success=is_success)
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/actions/mi/test_execute_nb_code.py b/tests/metagpt/actions/mi/test_execute_nb_code.py
index 59a814054..3059ad3ae 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/actions/mi/test_execute_nb_code.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/actions/mi/test_execute_nb_code.py
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ async def test_terminate():
 
     time.sleep(2)
     assert executor.nb_client.km is None
+    for _ in range(200):
+        executor = ExecuteNbCode()
+        await executor.run(code='print("This is a code!")', language="python")
+        is_kernel_alive = await executor.nb_client.km.is_alive()
+        assert is_kernel_alive
+        await executor.terminate()
+        assert executor.nb_client.km is None
+        assert executor.nb_client.kc is None
+    await executor.terminate()
 
 
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