diff --git a/src/main/java/spiffe/api/svid/SpiffeEndpointChannelBuilder.java b/src/main/java/spiffe/api/svid/SpiffeEndpointChannelBuilder.java
index bed33a6..7732e75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spiffe/api/svid/SpiffeEndpointChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spiffe/api/svid/SpiffeEndpointChannelBuilder.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class SpiffeEndpointChannelBuilder {
      * @param channelBuilder
      */
     private static void configureNativeSocketChannel(NettyChannelBuilder channelBuilder) {
+        checkNotNull(channelBuilder, "Channel builder is Null");
         if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX) {
             channelBuilder.eventLoopGroup(new EpollEventLoopGroup())
                           .channelType(EpollDomainSocketChannel.class);