diff --git a/src/ef/Commands/DbContextOptimizeCommand.cs b/src/ef/Commands/DbContextOptimizeCommand.cs
index 9bb7a18ee58..48eb6e5c038 100644
--- a/src/ef/Commands/DbContextOptimizeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/ef/Commands/DbContextOptimizeCommand.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ protected override int Execute(string[] args)
             _precompileQueries!.HasValue(),
             _nativeAot!.HasValue());
 
-        ReportResults(result);
+        if (result != null)
+        {
+            ReportResults(result);
+        }
 
         return base.Execute(args);
     }