diff --git a/test/java/net/CookieHandler/LocalHostCookie.java b/test/java/net/CookieHandler/LocalHostCookie.java
index ac8d61622efc1ccfb34acf0df31a35d3a60fe33d..56db947126ee4d2f33c220039f6c3dd08dd011d8 100644
--- a/test/java/net/CookieHandler/LocalHostCookie.java
+++ b/test/java/net/CookieHandler/LocalHostCookie.java
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ public class LocalHostCookie {
                 }
             }
         } finally {
-            s.stopServer();
+            if (s != null) {
+                s.stopServer();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ public class LocalHostCookie {
         }
 
         public void stopServer() {
-            server.stop(0);
+            if (server != null) {
+                server.stop(0);
+            }
         }
     }