diff --git a/pitr/cli/internal/cmd/restore.go b/pitr/cli/internal/cmd/restore.go
index ad684b7b..67f4d5a4 100644
--- a/pitr/cli/internal/cmd/restore.go
+++ b/pitr/cli/internal/cmd/restore.go
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ func checkDatabaseExist(proxy pkg.IShardingSphereProxy, bak *model.LsBackup) err
 		return xerr.NewCliErr(fmt.Sprintf("get cluster metadata failed. err: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	for k := range bak.SsBackup.ClusterInfo.MetaData.Databases {
-		if _, ok := clusterNow.MetaData.Databases[k]; ok {
+	if clusterNow != nil && clusterNow.MetaData.Databases != nil {
+		for k := range clusterNow.MetaData.Databases {
 			databaseNamesExist = append(databaseNamesExist, k)
 		}
 	}