diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/parser/LogicalPlanBuilderForEncryption.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/parser/LogicalPlanBuilderForEncryption.java
index 1f00fa048d36bf..e76b7456fc4e8b 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/parser/LogicalPlanBuilderForEncryption.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/parser/LogicalPlanBuilderForEncryption.java
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ public LogicalPlan visitCreateTable(DorisParser.CreateTableContext ctx) {
     @Override
     public LogicalPlan visitTableValuedFunction(DorisParser.TableValuedFunctionContext ctx) {
         DorisParser.PropertyItemListContext properties = ctx.properties;
-        encryptProperty(visitPropertyItemList(properties), properties.start.getStartIndex(),
-                properties.stop.getStopIndex());
+        if (properties != null) {
+            encryptProperty(visitPropertyItemList(properties), properties.start.getStartIndex(),
+                    properties.stop.getStopIndex());
+        }
         return super.visitTableValuedFunction(ctx);
     }
 
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/CreateTableCommand.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/CreateTableCommand.java
index 16a384edaacded..e030010bed9318 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/CreateTableCommand.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/trees/plans/commands/CreateTableCommand.java
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ public StmtType stmtType() {
 
     @Override
     public boolean needAuditEncryption() {
-        return !createTableInfo.getEngineName().equalsIgnoreCase(CreateTableInfo.ENGINE_OLAP);
+        // ATTN: createTableInfo.getEngineName() may be null
+        return !CreateTableInfo.ENGINE_OLAP.equalsIgnoreCase(createTableInfo.getEngineName());
     }
 }