diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashConfiguration.java
index 462d9177..2b1688b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package jenkins.plugins.logstash;
 
+import java.lang.Object;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 import jenkins.plugins.logstash.configuration.Syslog;
 import jenkins.plugins.logstash.persistence.LogstashIndexerDao;
 import jenkins.plugins.logstash.persistence.LogstashIndexerDao.IndexerType;
+import jenkins.util.JenkinsJVM;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 
 @Extension
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashWriter.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashWriter.java
index aad77e3a..5febaa80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/logstash/LogstashWriter.java
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ public boolean isConnectionBroken() {
 
   // Method to encapsulate calls for unit-testing
   LogstashIndexerDao getIndexerDao() {
+    if (!JenkinsJVM.isJenkinsJVM()){
+      return null;
+    }
+    
     return LogstashConfiguration.getInstance().getIndexerInstance();
   }