diff --git a/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_load_data_impl.cpp b/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_load_data_impl.cpp
index e1dad3d365..052a31e098 100644
--- a/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_load_data_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_load_data_impl.cpp
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ int ObLoadDataSPImpl::exec_shuffle(int64_t task_id, ObShuffleTaskHandle *handle)
 
   if (OB_ISNULL(handle)
       || OB_ISNULL(handle->data_buffer)
+      || OB_ISNULL(handle->escape_buffer)
       || OB_ISNULL(handle->exec_ctx.get_my_session())
       || OB_ISNULL(handle->exec_ctx.get_sql_ctx())) {
     ret = OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT;