diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
index 3e7fb1c733e674..9304161a8aa0c0 100755
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
@@ -4481,6 +4481,13 @@ public boolean unprotectDropTable(Database db, Table table, boolean isForceDrop,
     public void replayDropTable(Database db, long tableId, boolean isForceDrop) {
         Table table = db.getTable(tableId);
         // delete from db meta
+        if (table == null) {
+            /**
+             * Same as replayUpdateReplica()
+             */
+            LOG.warn("Olap table is null when the drop table log is replayed, tableId: {}", tableId);
+            return;
+        }
         db.writeLock();
         table.writeLock();
         try {