diff --git a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
index 715c94a776c..5516f365e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ func (cc *Controller) initiateJob(job *batch.Job) (*batch.Job, error) {
 	klog.Infof("Current Version is: %d of job: %s/%s", job.Status.Version, job.Namespace, job.Name)
 	job, err := cc.initJobStatus(job)
 	if err != nil {
-		cc.recorder.Event(job, v1.EventTypeWarning, string(batch.JobStatusError),
-			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to initialize job status, err: %v", err))
+		if job != nil {
+			cc.recorder.Event(job, v1.EventTypeWarning, string(batch.JobStatusError),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Failed to initialize job status, err: %v", err))
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}