diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_gl.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_gl.cpp
index 16938a22d7..7282e51636 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_gl.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_gl.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ hipError_t hipGraphicsGLRegisterImage(hipGraphicsResource** resource, GLuint ima
   GLint miplevel = 0;
   amd::Context& amdContext = *(hip::getCurrentDevice()->asContext());
 
+  if (amdContext.glenv() == nullptr) {
+    LogError("invalid context, gl interop not initialized");
+    HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+  }
+
   amd::GLFunctions::SetIntEnv ie(amdContext.glenv());
   if (!ie.isValid()) {
     LogWarning("\"amdContext\" is not created from GL context or share list \n");
@@ -544,6 +549,11 @@ hipError_t hipGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer(hipGraphicsResource** resource, GLuint bu
 
   amd::Context& amdContext = *(hip::getCurrentDevice()->asContext());
 
+  if (amdContext.glenv() == nullptr) {
+    LogError("invalid context, gl interop not initialized");
+    HIP_RETURN(hipErrorInvalidValue);
+  }
+
   // Add this scope to bound the scoped lock
   {
     amd::GLFunctions::SetIntEnv ie(amdContext.glenv());