diff --git a/java/tsfile/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReader.java b/java/tsfile/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReader.java
index f89b30df6..312b73dde 100644
--- a/java/tsfile/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReader.java
+++ b/java/tsfile/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReader.java
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ private void init() throws IOException {
 
   @Override
   public void close() throws Exception {
-    if (asyncIO) {
+    if (asyncIO && asyncTask != null) {
       asyncTask.cancel(true);
     }
     sequenceReader.close();
diff --git a/java/tsfile/src/test/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReaderTest.java b/java/tsfile/src/test/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReaderTest.java
index 40b1cc8f0..f04aeefbd 100644
--- a/java/tsfile/src/test/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReaderTest.java
+++ b/java/tsfile/src/test/java/org/apache/tsfile/read/reader/TsFileLastReaderTest.java
@@ -358,4 +358,10 @@ public void testManyRead() throws Exception {
     }
     file.delete();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCreateButNotRead() throws Exception {
+    createFile(10, 10, 10);
+    try (TsFileLastReader ignored = new TsFileLastReader(filePath)) {}
+  }
 }