diff --git a/hrp/pkg/uixt/ext.go b/hrp/pkg/uixt/ext.go
index 54009453..7deaaa3e 100644
--- a/hrp/pkg/uixt/ext.go
+++ b/hrp/pkg/uixt/ext.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -87,40 +86,6 @@ func (screenResults ScreenResultMap) getScreenShotUrls() map[string]string {
 	return screenShotsUrls
 }
 
-// updatePopupCloseStatus checks if popup closed normally in every screenResult with close_popups on:
-func (screenResults ScreenResultMap) updatePopupCloseStatus() {
-	var popupScreenResultList []*ScreenResult
-	for _, screenResult := range screenResults {
-		if screenResult.Popup == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		popupScreenResultList = append(popupScreenResultList, screenResult)
-	}
-	if len(popupScreenResultList) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	sort.Slice(popupScreenResultList, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return popupScreenResultList[i].Popup.RetryCount < popupScreenResultList[j].Popup.RetryCount
-	})
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(popupScreenResultList)-1; i++ {
-		curPopup := popupScreenResultList[i].Popup
-		nextPopup := popupScreenResultList[i+1].Popup
-
-		// popup not existed, no need to close
-		if curPopup.CloseArea.IsEmpty() {
-			continue
-		}
-		// popup existed, but identical popups occurs during next retry
-		if nextPopup.CloseArea.IsIdentical(curPopup.CloseArea) {
-			popupScreenResultList[i].Popup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusFail
-			continue
-		}
-		// popup existed, but no popup or different popup occurs during next retry (IsClosed=true)
-		popupScreenResultList[i].Popup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusSuccess
-	}
-}
-
 type cacheStepData struct {
 	// cache step screenshot paths
 	screenShots []string
@@ -273,7 +238,6 @@ func (dExt *DriverExt) GetStepCacheData() map[string]interface{} {
 	cacheData["screenshots"] = dExt.cacheStepData.screenShots
 
 	cacheData["screenshots_urls"] = dExt.cacheStepData.screenResults.getScreenShotUrls()
-	dExt.cacheStepData.screenResults.updatePopupCloseStatus()
 	cacheData["screen_results"] = dExt.cacheStepData.screenResults
 
 	// clear cache
diff --git a/hrp/pkg/uixt/popups.go b/hrp/pkg/uixt/popups.go
index d0e9f608..da2085b7 100644
--- a/hrp/pkg/uixt/popups.go
+++ b/hrp/pkg/uixt/popups.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func (dExt *DriverExt) ClosePopupsHandler(options ...ActionOption) error {
 	maxRetryTimes := actionOptions.MaxRetryTimes
 	interval := actionOptions.Interval
 
+	var lastPopup *PopupInfo
 	for retryCount := 0; retryCount < maxRetryTimes; retryCount++ {
 		screenResult, err := dExt.GetScreenResult(
 			WithScreenShotClosePopups(true), WithScreenShotUpload(true))
@@ -132,18 +133,40 @@ func (dExt *DriverExt) ClosePopupsHandler(options ...ActionOption) error {
 			log.Debug().Msg("no popup found")
 			break
 		}
+		popup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusFound
 		popup.RetryCount = retryCount
 
+		// check if the current popup equals to the last popup
+		if isPopupIdentical(popup, lastPopup) {
+			return errors.Wrap(code.MobileUIPopupError, "handle popup failed")
+		}
+
 		if err = dExt.tapPopupHandler(popup); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		// sleep for another popup (if existed) to pop
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(1000*interval) * time.Millisecond)
+		lastPopup = popup
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isPopupIdentical(popup, lastPopup *PopupInfo) bool {
+	if lastPopup == nil || lastPopup.PopupArea.IsEmpty() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !popup.CloseArea.IsIdentical(lastPopup.CloseArea) {
+		lastPopup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusSuccess
+		return false
+	}
+
+	popup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusFail
+	lastPopup.CloseStatus = CloseStatusFail
+	return true
+}
+
 func (dExt *DriverExt) tapPopupHandler(popup *PopupInfo) error {
 	if popup == nil || popup.PopupArea.IsEmpty() {
 		log.Debug().Msg("no popup found")