diff --git a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
index 37a991910..2909cf6bd 100644
--- a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
+++ b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
@@ -838,6 +838,8 @@ void Connection::ShutdownThreadLocal() {
 }
 
 bool Connection::IsCurrentlyDispatching() const {
+  if (!cc_)
+    return false;
   return cc_->async_dispatch || cc_->sync_dispatch;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
index 20a1e0fde..baa95d0ee 100644
--- a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
+++ b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ class Connection : public util::Connection {
   Phase phase_;
   std::string name_;
 
+  // A pointer to the ConnectionContext object if it exists. Some connections (like http
+  // requests) don't have it.
   std::unique_ptr<ConnectionContext> cc_;
 
   unsigned parser_error_ = 0;