diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
index a3713fcc87..66aa41014c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
@@ -4168,7 +4168,7 @@ private SqlDataReader TryFetchInputParameterEncryptionInfo(int timeout,
                 {
                     // In BatchRPCMode, the actual T-SQL query is in the first parameter and not present as the rpcName, as is the case with non-BatchRPCMode.
                     // So input parameters start at parameters[1]. parameters[0] is the actual T-SQL Statement. rpcName is sp_executesql.
-                    if (_RPCList[i].systemParams.Length > 1)
+                    if (_RPCList[i].systemParams != null && _RPCList[i].systemParams.Length > 1)
                     {
                         _RPCList[i].needsFetchParameterEncryptionMetadata = true;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
index 4425898b8c..c6d6a0a94f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlCommand.cs
@@ -4562,7 +4562,7 @@ private SqlDataReader TryFetchInputParameterEncryptionInfo(int timeout,
                 {
                     // In _batchRPCMode, the actual T-SQL query is in the first parameter and not present as the rpcName, as is the case with non-_batchRPCMode.
                     // So input parameters start at parameters[1]. parameters[0] is the actual T-SQL Statement. rpcName is sp_executesql.
-                    if (_RPCList[i].systemParams.Length > 1)
+                    if (_RPCList[i].systemParams != null && _RPCList[i].systemParams.Length > 1)
                     {
                         _RPCList[i].needsFetchParameterEncryptionMetadata = true;