diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/GroupCommitManager.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/GroupCommitManager.java
index 3177f96cb86905..3b108ed638aff9 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/GroupCommitManager.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/GroupCommitManager.java
@@ -328,13 +328,11 @@ private Long getCachedBackend(String cluster, long tableId) {
                 // Another thread gets the same tableId but can not find this tableId.
                 // So another thread needs to get the random backend.
                 Long backendId = tableToBeMap.get(encode(cluster, tableId));
-                Backend backend;
-                if (backendId != null) {
-                    backend = Env.getCurrentSystemInfo().getBackend(backendId);
-                } else {
+                if (backendId == null) {
                     return null;
                 }
-                if (backend.isActive() && !backend.isDecommissioned()) {
+                Backend backend = Env.getCurrentSystemInfo().getBackend(backendId);
+                if (backend != null && backend.isActive() && !backend.isDecommissioned()) {
                     return backend.getId();
                 } else {
                     tableToBeMap.remove(encode(cluster, tableId));