diff --git a/cmd/itctl/main.go b/cmd/itctl/main.go
index bd80df7..48c1b3b 100644
--- a/cmd/itctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/itctl/main.go
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ func main() {
 			return nil
 		},
 		After: func(*cli.Context) error {
-			return client.Close()
+			if client != nil {
+				client.Close()
+			}
+			return nil
 		},
 	}