diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.cpp b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.cpp
@@ -180,15 +180,17 @@
 void PullBackupReactor::terminateCallback() {
   const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->reactorStateMutex);
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lockGet(this->blobGetDoneCVMutex);
-  if (this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->state != ReactorState::DONE) {
-    this->blobGetDoneCV.wait(lockGet);
-  }
-  if (this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->state != ReactorState::DONE) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("get reactor has not been terminated properly");
-  }
-  if (!this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().ok()) {
-    throw std::runtime_error(
-        this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().error_message());
+  if (this->getReactor != nullptr) {
+    if (this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->state != ReactorState::DONE) {
+      this->blobGetDoneCV.wait(lockGet);
+    }
+    if (this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->state != ReactorState::DONE) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("get reactor has not been terminated properly");
+    }
+    if (!this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().ok()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          this->getReactor->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().error_message());
+    }
   }
   if (!this->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().ok()) {
     throw std::runtime_error(