diff --git a/components/basic/include/maix_app.hpp b/components/basic/include/maix_app.hpp
index 2ccb34a8..98ec31f1 100644
--- a/components/basic/include/maix_app.hpp
+++ b/components/basic/include/maix_app.hpp
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ namespace maix::app
      * @param app_id APP ID which will be started. app_id and idx must have one is valid.
      * @param idx APP index. app_id and idx must have one is valid.
      * @param start_param string type, will send to app, app can get this param by `app.get_start_param()`
+     * @attention If app id or idx the same as current app, do nothing.
      * @maixpy maix.app.switch_app
     */
     void switch_app(const string &app_id, int idx = -1, const std::string &start_param = "");
diff --git a/components/basic/src/maix_app.cpp b/components/basic/src/maix_app.cpp
index 66e37a94..0b9f5126 100644
--- a/components/basic/src/maix_app.cpp
+++ b/components/basic/src/maix_app.cpp
@@ -580,18 +580,7 @@ namespace maix::app
             log::error("switch app failed, app_id and idx must have one is valid\n");
             return;
         }
-        // inform this app to exit, code should check this flag by app::need_exit()
-        set_exit_flag(true);
         vector<APP_Info> &apps_info = get_apps_info();
-
-        // write app_id to file, launcher will read this file and start the app
-        string path = get_app_start_info_path();
-        FILE *fp = fopen(path.c_str(), "w");
-        if (fp == NULL)
-        {
-            log::error("open app start info file failed: %s", path.c_str());
-            return;
-        }
         std::string final_app_id = app_id;
         std::string final_app_path = "";
         if (idx >= 0)
@@ -599,7 +588,6 @@ namespace maix::app
             if ((size_t)idx >= apps_info.size())
             {
                 log::error("idx error, should < %lld, but %d", apps_info.size(), idx);
-                fclose(fp);
                 throw err::Exception(err::ERR_ARGS, "idx error");
             }
             final_app_id = apps_info[idx].id;
@@ -617,6 +605,23 @@ namespace maix::app
                 }
             }
         }
+        // if switch to current app, just return.
+        if(final_app_id == app::app_id())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // inform this app to exit, code should check this flag by app::need_exit()
+        set_exit_flag(true);
+
+        // write app_id to file, launcher will read this file and start the app
+        string path = get_app_start_info_path();
+        FILE *fp = fopen(path.c_str(), "w");
+        if (fp == NULL)
+        {
+            log::error("open app start info file failed: %s", path.c_str());
+            return;
+        }
         fprintf(fp, "%s\n%s\n%s\n", final_app_path.c_str(), final_app_id.c_str(), start_param.c_str());
         fclose(fp);
         // when this app exit, the launcher will check this file and start the app