diff --git a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
index 3c088fcbaeb6d3..82caefdb39f3a2 100644
--- a/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CHIPDevice.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ CHIP_ERROR Device::Serialize(SerializedDevice & output)
     serializable.mAdminId    = Encoding::LittleEndian::HostSwap16(mAdminId);
 
     Transport::PeerConnectionState * connectionState = mSessionManager->GetPeerConnectionState(mSecureSession);
-    VerifyOrExit(connectionState != nullptr, error = CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE);
-    localMessageCounter = connectionState->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetLocalMessageCounter().Value();
-    peerMessageCounter  = connectionState->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetPeerMessageCounter().GetCounter();
+    if (connectionState != nullptr)
+    {
+        localMessageCounter = connectionState->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetLocalMessageCounter().Value();
+        peerMessageCounter  = connectionState->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetPeerMessageCounter().GetCounter();
+    }
 
     serializable.mLocalMessageCounter = Encoding::LittleEndian::HostSwap32(localMessageCounter);
     serializable.mPeerMessageCounter  = Encoding::LittleEndian::HostSwap32(peerMessageCounter);