diff --git a/test/evhttp_client_test.cc b/test/evhttp_client_test.cc
index 3bfe3756a..eb588b0cc 100644
--- a/test/evhttp_client_test.cc
+++ b/test/evhttp_client_test.cc
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ void http_request_done(struct evhttp_request* req, void* arg) {
 
 TEST_UNIT(evhttpClientSample) {
     struct event_base* base = event_base_new();
+    if (base == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
 #if defined(EVPP_HTTP_CLIENT_SUPPORTS_SSL)
     struct evhttp_connection* conn = evhttp_connection_base_new(base, nullptr, "www.360.cn", 443);
 #else
     struct evhttp_connection* conn = evhttp_connection_base_new(base, nullptr, "www.360.cn", 80);
 #endif
+    if (conn == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
     struct evhttp_request* req = evhttp_request_new(http_request_done, base); // will be free by evhttp_connection
     evhttp_add_header(req->output_headers, "Host", "www.360.cn");
     evhttp_make_request(conn, req, EVHTTP_REQ_GET, "/robots.txt");