diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/metadata/SegmentMetadataQueryRunnerFactory.java b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/metadata/SegmentMetadataQueryRunnerFactory.java
index cb1cc0839b3..66071d03fa3 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/metadata/SegmentMetadataQueryRunnerFactory.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/metadata/SegmentMetadataQueryRunnerFactory.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class SegmentMetadataQueryRunnerFactory implements QueryRunnerFactory<Seg
           if (metadata == null) {
             metadata = segment.asStorageAdapter().getMetadata();
           }
-          queryGranularity = metadata.getQueryGranularity();
+          queryGranularity = metadata != null ? metadata.getQueryGranularity() : null;
         } else {
           queryGranularity = null;
         }