diff --git a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/http/HttpClient.cpp b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/http/HttpClient.cpp
index 8ff3e69f2b147..c889d8990fca7 100644
--- a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/http/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/http/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ folly::SemiFuture<std::unique_ptr<HttpResponse>> HttpClient::sendRequest(
     sendRequest(std::move(responseHandler));
   };
 
-  if (delayMs > 0) {
+  if (delayMs > 0 && eventBase_ != nullptr) {
     // schedule() is expected to be run in the event base thread
     eventBase_->runInEventBaseThread([=]() {
       eventBase_->schedule(sendCb, std::chrono::milliseconds(delayMs));