diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/nucleicloud/cloud.go b/v2/internal/runner/nucleicloud/cloud.go
index 1876110ba..0fa1f3990 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/nucleicloud/cloud.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/nucleicloud/cloud.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 // HTTPErrorRetryPolicy is to retry for HTTPCodes >= 500.
 func HTTPErrorRetryPolicy() func(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, err error) (bool, error) {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, err error) (bool, error) {
-		if resp.StatusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError {
 			return true, errors.New(resp.Status)
 		}
 		return retryablehttp.CheckRecoverableErrors(ctx, resp, err)