diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
index 7462ecdf67..3479173945 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Runtime
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-                    timer.Fail();
+                    timer?.Fail();
                     throw;
                 }
             }