diff --git a/src/server/database/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp b/src/server/database/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
index 8ae38d7e226..35a1ffb74f9 100644
--- a/src/server/database/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
+++ b/src/server/database/Database/DatabaseWorkerPool.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ void DatabaseWorkerPool<T>::Close()
 {
     TC_LOG_INFO("sql.driver", "Closing down DatabasePool '{}'.", GetDatabaseName());
 
-    _ioContext->stop();
+    if (_ioContext)
+        _ioContext->stop();
 
     //! Closes the actualy MySQL connection.
     _connections[IDX_ASYNC].clear();