diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
index 4da63749c7..3b1fab9dde 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class ReferenceConfig<T> extends ReferenceConfigBase<T> {
     }
 
     protected synchronized void init() {
-        if (initialized) {
+        if (initialized && ref !=null ) {
             return;
         }
         try {