diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Cluster/Cluster.cs b/src/core/Akka.Cluster/Cluster.cs
index 5b9ce69bb32..6e4d6e1fe98 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Cluster/Cluster.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Cluster/Cluster.cs
@@ -278,7 +278,11 @@ public void Shutdown()
             {
                 LogInfo("Shutting down...");
                 System.Stop(_clusterDaemons);
-                _readView.Dispose();
+
+                if (_readView != null)
+                {
+                    _readView.Dispose();
+                }
 
                 LogInfo("Successfully shut down");
             }