diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
index 5e3807b0ad..b44893f7a1 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public Response put(
 
     OzoneOutputStream output = null;
 
-    if (!uploadID.equals("")) {
+    if (uploadID != null && !uploadID.equals("")) {
       // If uploadID is specified, it is a request for upload part
       return createMultipartKey(bucketName, keyPath, length,
           partNumber, uploadID, body);