diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/CHANGELOG.md b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/CHANGELOG.md
index 193b110449f9d..3ebb69cd708db 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.24
+Check for nullity of docker runner in `previous_discovered_catalog_fixture`.[#20899](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/20899)
+
 ## 0.2.23
 Skip backward compatibility tests on specifications if actual and previous specifications and discovered catalogs are identical.[#20435](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/20435)
 
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/Dockerfile b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/Dockerfile
index 24cc460a6f2e2..9d452200aec33 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/Dockerfile
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ COPY pytest.ini setup.py ./
 COPY source_acceptance_test ./source_acceptance_test
 RUN pip install .
 
-LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.2.23
+LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.2.24
 LABEL io.airbyte.name=airbyte/source-acceptance-test
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "-m", "pytest", "-p", "source_acceptance_test.plugin", "-r", "fEsx"]
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/source_acceptance_test/conftest.py b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/source_acceptance_test/conftest.py
index 60333371b81dc..476c002741f63 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/source_acceptance_test/conftest.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/bases/source-acceptance-test/source_acceptance_test/conftest.py
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ def previous_discovered_catalog_fixture(
     connector_config, previous_connector_docker_runner: ConnectorRunner, previous_cached_schemas
 ) -> MutableMapping[str, AirbyteStream]:
     """JSON schemas for each stream"""
+    if previous_connector_docker_runner is None:
+        logging.warning(
+            "\n We could not retrieve the previous discovered catalog as a connector runner for the previous connector version could not be instantiated."
+        )
+        return None
     if not previous_cached_schemas:
         output = previous_connector_docker_runner.call_discover(config=connector_config)
         catalogs = [message.catalog for message in output if message.type == Type.CATALOG]