diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/console/AeshConsole.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/console/AeshConsole.java
index b7e144bbbdd4f..15bec6b648dc3 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/console/AeshConsole.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/console/AeshConsole.java
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ public void run() {
             conn.setStdinHandler(keys -> {
 
                 QuarkusConsole.StateChangeInputStream redirectIn = QuarkusConsole.REDIRECT_IN;
+                // redirectIn might have not been initialized yet
+                if (redirectIn == null) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 //see if the users application wants to read the keystrokes:
                 int pos = 0;
                 while (pos < keys.length) {