diff --git a/server/modules/routing/schemarouter/schemarouter.c b/server/modules/routing/schemarouter/schemarouter.c
index fa82fedef..d0c6ad59c 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/schemarouter/schemarouter.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/schemarouter/schemarouter.c
@@ -4518,7 +4518,12 @@ int process_show_shards(ROUTER_CLIENT_SES* rses)
 
     sl.iter = iter;
     sl.rses = rses;
-    sl.rset = resultset_create(shard_list_cb,&sl);
+    if((sl.rset = resultset_create(shard_list_cb,&sl)) == NULL)
+    {
+	skygw_log_write(LE,"[%s] Error: Failed to create resultset.",__FUNCTION__);
+	return -1;
+    }
+
     resultset_add_column(sl.rset,"Database",MYSQL_DATABASE_MAXLEN,COL_TYPE_VARCHAR);
     resultset_add_column(sl.rset,"Server",MYSQL_DATABASE_MAXLEN,COL_TYPE_VARCHAR);
     resultset_stream_mysql(sl.rset,rses->rses_client_dcb);