diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
index e26fee0f38b69c8a092cdab523d61328a8f1329a..dc6c14576f935ebce175bed80186bafc17a802b3 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
@@ -1328,7 +1328,9 @@ _rsp:
 
   if (code == 0) {
     pConnectRsp = (SConnectRsp *)pRsp->more;
-    sprintf(pConnectRsp->acctId, "%x", pConn->pAcct->acctId);
+    if (NULL != pConn->pAcct) {
+      sprintf(pConnectRsp->acctId, "%x", pConn->pAcct->acctId);
+    }
     strcpy(pConnectRsp->version, version);
     pConnectRsp->writeAuth = pConn->writeAuth;
     pConnectRsp->superAuth = pConn->superAuth;