diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/logging/core/PatternLogger.java b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/logging/core/PatternLogger.java
index 87e92c7e7..9bad76e91 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/logging/core/PatternLogger.java
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/logging/core/PatternLogger.java
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public class PatternLogger implements ILog {
     }
 
     private String replaceParam(String message, Object... parameters) {
+        if (message == null) {
+            return message;
+        }
         int startSize = 0;
         int parametersIndex = 0;
         int index;