diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
index 50a66bc2229..5f59ec0abe9 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ def status(self, out=0, err=0):
             }
 
         # Get the error message based on exit code.
-        if err_completed and self.ecode != 0:
+        if err_completed and self.ecode != 0 and self.ecode is not None:
             err_msg = get_error_msg(self.cmd, self.ecode)
             # This should be the last line as added 'Z' for sorting.
             stderr.append(['Z', err_msg])