diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/RunListener.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/RunListener.java
index 55d53ecf66153bbbcb21217a6543f4f6f0811453..50a12fe38e1144b1b14660caf89ca9cdecb494b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/RunListener.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/RunListener.java
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ public abstract class RunListener<R extends Run> implements ExtensionPoint {
      * Fires the {@link #onFinalized(Run)} event.
      */
     public static void fireFinalized(Run r) {
+        if (Jenkins.getInstance() == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         for (RunListener l : all()) {
             if(l.targetType.isInstance(r))
                 try {