diff --git a/Minio/MinioClient.cs b/Minio/MinioClient.cs
index 1b9711092..71fd1139c 100644
--- a/Minio/MinioClient.cs
+++ b/Minio/MinioClient.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ private static void ParseErrorNoContent(ResponseResult response)
 #pragma warning disable MA0099 // Use Explicit enum value instead of 0
         if (response.StatusCode == 0)
             throw new ConnectionException("Connection error:" + response.ErrorMessage, response);
-        if (response.Exception.GetType() == typeof(TaskCanceledException))
+        if (response.Exception?.GetType() == typeof(TaskCanceledException))
             throw response.Exception;
 #pragma warning restore MA0099 // Use Explicit enum value instead of 0
         throw new InternalClientException(