diff --git a/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/autograd.py b/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/autograd.py
index 2e5e103c..ee0511e8 100644
--- a/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/autograd.py
+++ b/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/autograd.py
@@ -213,16 +213,17 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
       self._dyn_vars.remove_by_id(*[id(v) for v in self._grad_vars])
       self._eval_dyn_vars = True
 
-      # if not the outermost transformation
-      if not stack.is_first_stack():
-        return self._return(rets)
-
     rets = self._transform(
       [v.value for v in self._grad_vars],  # variables for gradients
       self._dyn_vars.dict_data(),  # dynamical variables
       *args,
       **kwargs
     )
+
+    # if not the outermost transformation
+    if not stack.is_first_stack():
+      return self._return(rets)
+
     return self._return(rets)
 
 
diff --git a/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/tests/test_autograd.py b/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/tests/test_autograd.py
index 1cd7c7cd..bb4adf1d 100644
--- a/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/tests/test_autograd.py
+++ b/brainpy/_src/math/object_transform/tests/test_autograd.py
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ def call(a, b, c):
     assert aux[1] == bm.exp(0.1)
 
 
+  def test_grad_jit(self):
+    def call(a, b, c): return bm.sum(a + b + c)
+
+    bm.random.seed(1)
+    a = bm.ones(10)
+    b = bm.random.randn(10)
+    c = bm.random.uniform(size=10)
+    f_grad = bm.jit(bm.grad(call))
+    assert (f_grad(a, b, c) == 1.).all()
+
+
 class TestObjectFuncGrad(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_grad_ob1(self):
     class Test(bp.BrainPyObject):