diff --git a/src/details/file_helper.cpp b/src/details/file_helper.cpp
index a28eccb4..b61eaf58 100644
--- a/src/details/file_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/details/file_helper.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void file_helper::close() {
 }
 
 void file_helper::write(const memory_buf_t &buf) {
+    if(fd_ == nullptr) return;
     size_t msg_size = buf.size();
     auto data = buf.data();
     if (std::fwrite(data, 1, msg_size, fd_) != msg_size) {