diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_logs_ingestion/azure_logs_ingestion.c b/plugins/out_azure_logs_ingestion/azure_logs_ingestion.c
index 037a530402f..4d7ecf3069a 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_logs_ingestion/azure_logs_ingestion.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_logs_ingestion/azure_logs_ingestion.c
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ static void cb_azure_logs_ingestion_flush(struct flb_event_chunk *event_chunk,
 static int cb_azure_logs_ingestion_exit(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
 {
     struct flb_az_li *ctx = data;
+
+    if (!ctx) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     flb_plg_debug(ctx->ins, "exiting logs ingestion plugin");
     flb_az_li_ctx_destroy(ctx);
     return 0;