diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
index bd72566e5ab3e52c66faea17d89757c1ab4223c1..c743ecf7f75aedd49b374a6acbe181c121a8f7e0 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ void* streamBackendInit(const char* path) {
     */
     streamStateOpenBackendCf(pHandle, (char*)path, cfs, nCf);
   }
-  rocksdb_list_column_families_destroy(cfs, nCf);
+  if (cfs != NULL) {
+    rocksdb_list_column_families_destroy(cfs, nCf);
+  }
 
   return (void*)pHandle;
 _EXIT: