diff --git a/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c b/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
index fea7607ae..4531601fb 100644
--- a/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
@@ -151,16 +151,21 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_print_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	level = spdk_log_get_print_level();
+	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+						 "Internal error");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	w = spdk_jsonrpc_begin_result(request);
 	if (w == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	level = spdk_log_get_print_level();
-	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
 	spdk_json_write_string(w, name);
 
-
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 }
 SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("get_log_print_level", spdk_rpc_get_log_print_level,
@@ -219,13 +224,19 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	level = spdk_log_get_level();
+	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+						 "Internal error");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	w = spdk_jsonrpc_begin_result(request);
 	if (w == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	level = spdk_log_get_level();
-	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
 	spdk_json_write_string(w, name);
 
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);