diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
index 5c80d1ad2..8b0e972d4 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
@@ -703,13 +703,15 @@ void RedisWriter::VersionChangedHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
 	if (object->IsActive()) {
 		// Create or update the object config
 		for (const RedisWriter::Ptr& rw : ConfigType::GetObjectsByType<RedisWriter>()) {
-			rw->m_WorkQueue.Enqueue(std::bind(&RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate, rw, object, true));
+			if (rw)
+				rw->m_WorkQueue.Enqueue(std::bind(&RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate, rw, object, true));
 		}
 	} else if (!object->IsActive() &&
 			   object->GetExtension("ConfigObjectDeleted")) { // same as in apilistener-configsync.cpp
 		// Delete object config
 		for (const RedisWriter::Ptr& rw : ConfigType::GetObjectsByType<RedisWriter>()) {
-			rw->m_WorkQueue.Enqueue(std::bind(&RedisWriter::SendConfigDelete, rw, object));
+			if (rw)
+				rw->m_WorkQueue.Enqueue(std::bind(&RedisWriter::SendConfigDelete, rw, object));
 		}
 	}
 }