diff --git a/common/sampling.cpp b/common/sampling.cpp
index 8a931d51fc..54f6377a1e 100644
--- a/common/sampling.cpp
+++ b/common/sampling.cpp
@@ -334,15 +334,21 @@ struct common_sampler * common_sampler_init(const struct llama_model * model, st
 }
 
 void common_sampler_free(struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
-    if (gsmpl) {
-        llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->grmr);
-        llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->chain);
-
-        delete gsmpl;
+    if (!gsmpl) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->grmr);
+    llama_sampler_free(gsmpl->chain);
+
+    delete gsmpl;
 }
 
 void common_sampler_accept(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, llama_token token, bool accept_grammar) {
+    if (!gsmpl) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const auto tm = gsmpl->tm();
 
     if (gsmpl->grmr && accept_grammar) {
@@ -355,6 +361,10 @@ void common_sampler_accept(struct common_sampler * gsmpl, llama_token token, boo
 }
 
 void common_sampler_reset(struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
+    if (!gsmpl) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     gsmpl->reset();
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +425,10 @@ void common_perf_print(const struct llama_context * ctx, const struct common_sam
 }
 
 struct llama_sampler * common_sampler_get(const struct common_sampler * gsmpl) {
+    if (!gsmpl) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     return gsmpl->chain;
 }