diff --git a/client/test_metrics_exporter/main.go b/client/test_metrics_exporter/main.go
index 321b7b5..f40ee78 100644
--- a/client/test_metrics_exporter/main.go
+++ b/client/test_metrics_exporter/main.go
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ func main() {
 	for testId, count := range NUM_TEST_RETRIES {
 		GLOBAL_STATSD.Distribution("test_retry_count", float64(count), []string{"test:" + testId, "os:" + runtime.GOOS}, 1.0)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Uploaded data about %d tests to datadog\n", len(NUM_TEST_RETRIES))
+	if GLOBAL_STATSD == nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Skipped uploading data about %d tests to datadog because GLOBAL_STATSD==nil\n", len(NUM_TEST_RETRIES))
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Uploaded data about %d tests to datadog\n", len(NUM_TEST_RETRIES))
+	}
 }
 
 type eventHandler struct{}