diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/ConnectContext.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/ConnectContext.java
index 874e0dab17f194..7119533520d854 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/ConnectContext.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/ConnectContext.java
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ public String getCloudCluster(boolean updateErr) {
             choseWay = "default cluster";
         } else {
             CloudClusterResult cloudClusterTypeAndName = getCloudClusterByPolicy();
-            if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cloudClusterTypeAndName.clusterName)) {
+            if (cloudClusterTypeAndName != null && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cloudClusterTypeAndName.clusterName)) {
                 cluster = cloudClusterTypeAndName.clusterName;
                 choseWay = "authorized cluster";
             }