diff --git a/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java b/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
index 7d3caf8a85..f4833f6f86 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
+++ b/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ public class SparkInterpreter extends Interpreter {
           RemoteEventClientWrapper eventClient = ZeppelinContext.getEventClient();
           Map<String, String> infos = new java.util.HashMap<>();
           infos.put("jobUrl", jobUrl);
-          eventClient.onParaInfosReceived(noteId, paragraphId, infos);
+          if (eventClient != null) {
+            eventClient.onParaInfosReceived(noteId, paragraphId, infos);
+          }
         }
       }