diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/backend/src/com/intellij/platform/debugger/impl/backend/BackendXDebuggerManagerApi.kt b/platform/xdebugger-impl/backend/src/com/intellij/platform/debugger/impl/backend/BackendXDebuggerManagerApi.kt
index ca81f5b3f8d9..b70bd3176ce1 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/backend/src/com/intellij/platform/debugger/impl/backend/BackendXDebuggerManagerApi.kt
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/backend/src/com/intellij/platform/debugger/impl/backend/BackendXDebuggerManagerApi.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ internal class BackendXDebuggerManagerApi : XDebuggerManagerApi {
     )
 
     val consoleView = if (SplitDebuggerMode.isSplitDebugger()) {
-      currentSession.consoleView!!.toRpc(currentSession.tabCoroutineScope, debugProcess)
+      currentSession.consoleView?.toRpc(currentSession.tabCoroutineScope, debugProcess)
     }
     else {
       null