diff --git a/pkg/baremetal/manager.go b/pkg/baremetal/manager.go
index 2111588bef..5f77b4460e 100644
--- a/pkg/baremetal/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/baremetal/manager.go
@@ -630,8 +630,10 @@ func (b *SBaremetalInstance) SaveDesc(ctx context.Context, desc jsonutils.JSONOb
 	b.descLock.Lock()
 	defer b.descLock.Unlock()
 	if desc != nil {
-		if desc != nil && b.desc != nil && b.desc.Contains("server_id") && !desc.Contains("server_id") {
-			desc.(*jsonutils.JSONDict).Set("server_id", jsonutils.NewString(b.server.GetId()))
+		if b.desc != nil && b.desc.Contains("server_id") && !desc.Contains("server_id") {
+			if b.server != nil {
+				desc.(*jsonutils.JSONDict).Set("server_id", jsonutils.NewString(b.server.GetId()))
+			}
 		}
 		b.desc = desc.(*jsonutils.JSONDict)
 		if b.desc.Contains("sys_info") {