diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/logic.go b/pkg/sql/logictest/logic.go
index b9f130834ca0..e6b35052227b 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/logic.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/logic.go
@@ -2269,7 +2269,9 @@ func (t *logicTest) purgeZoneConfig() {
 	for i := 0; i < t.cluster.NumServers(); i++ {
 		sysconfigProvider := t.cluster.Server(i).SystemConfigProvider()
 		sysconfig := sysconfigProvider.GetSystemConfig()
-		sysconfig.PurgeZoneConfigCache()
+		if sysconfig != nil {
+			sysconfig.PurgeZoneConfigCache()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/serverutils/test_cluster_shim.go b/pkg/testutils/serverutils/test_cluster_shim.go
index 80821bc0c5fd..22c6eb75f05a 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/serverutils/test_cluster_shim.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/serverutils/test_cluster_shim.go
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ func StartNewTestCluster(
 	for i := 0; i < cluster.NumServers(); i++ {
 		sysconfigProvider := cluster.Server(i).SystemConfigProvider()
 		sysconfig := sysconfigProvider.GetSystemConfig()
-		sysconfig.PurgeZoneConfigCache()
+		if sysconfig != nil {
+			sysconfig.PurgeZoneConfigCache()
+		}
 	}
 	return cluster
 }