diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/plugin/jdbc/define/JDBCDriverInterceptor.java b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/plugin/jdbc/define/JDBCDriverInterceptor.java
index 535b04e88f39a0158d11907826478c774fa80439..244d24e178820b5f1e7891a6308b0580667be454 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/plugin/jdbc/define/JDBCDriverInterceptor.java
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/plugin/jdbc/define/JDBCDriverInterceptor.java
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ public class JDBCDriverInterceptor implements InstanceMethodsAroundInterceptor {
 
     @Override public Object afterMethod(EnhancedInstance objInst, Method method, Object[] allArguments,
         Class<?>[] argumentsTypes, Object ret) throws Throwable {
-        return new SWConnection((String)allArguments[0],
-            (Properties)allArguments[1], (Connection)ret);
+        if (ret != null) {
+            return new SWConnection((String)allArguments[0],
+                (Properties)allArguments[1], (Connection)ret);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
     }
 
     @Override public void handleMethodException(EnhancedInstance objInst, Method method, Object[] allArguments,