diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/test/testcases/JettyTestCase.java b/test/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/test/testcases/JettyTestCase.java
index d967aaad..2349f1cd 100644
--- a/test/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/test/testcases/JettyTestCase.java
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/test/testcases/JettyTestCase.java
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ protected void startSqoop() throws Exception {
   }
 
   protected void stopSqoop() throws Exception {
-    cluster.stop();
+    if (cluster != null) {
+      cluster.stop();
+    }
   }
 
   protected void stopHadoop() throws Exception {