diff --git a/cpp/core/internal/base_pcp_handler.cc b/cpp/core/internal/base_pcp_handler.cc
index 031fbfd6..430caf40 100644
--- a/cpp/core/internal/base_pcp_handler.cc
+++ b/cpp/core/internal/base_pcp_handler.cc
@@ -518,11 +518,13 @@ Status BasePcpHandler::RequestConnection(ClientProxy* client,
           }
         }
 
+        Medium channel_medium =
+            channel ? channel->GetMedium() : Medium::UNKNOWN_MEDIUM;
         if (channel == nullptr) {
           NEARBY_LOGS(INFO)
               << "Endpoint channel not available: endpoint_id=" << endpoint_id;
           ProcessPreConnectionInitiationFailure(
-              client, channel->GetMedium(), endpoint_id, channel.get(),
+              client, channel_medium, endpoint_id, channel.get(),
               /* is_incoming = */ false, start_time, connect_impl_result.status,
               result.get());
           return;
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ Status BasePcpHandler::RequestConnection(ClientProxy* client,
           NEARBY_LOGS(INFO) << "Failed to send connection request: endpoint_id="
                             << endpoint_id;
           ProcessPreConnectionInitiationFailure(
-              client, channel->GetMedium(), endpoint_id, channel.get(),
+              client, channel_medium, endpoint_id, channel.get(),
               /* is_incoming = */ false, start_time, {Status::kEndpointIoError},
               result.get());
           return;
diff --git a/cpp/core/internal/bwu_manager.cc b/cpp/core/internal/bwu_manager.cc
index 1a969cc2..f73980fe 100644
--- a/cpp/core/internal/bwu_manager.cc
+++ b/cpp/core/internal/bwu_manager.cc
@@ -171,9 +171,11 @@ void BwuManager::InitiateBwuForEndpoint(ClientProxy* client,
     CancelRetryUpgradeAlarm(endpoint_id);
 
     auto channel = channel_manager_->GetChannelForEndpoint(endpoint_id);
+    Medium channel_medium =
+        channel ? channel->GetMedium() : Medium::UNKNOWN_MEDIUM;
     client->GetAnalyticsRecorder().OnBandwidthUpgradeStarted(
-        endpoint_id, channel->GetMedium(), medium_,
-        proto::connections::INCOMING, client->GetConnectionToken(endpoint_id));
+        endpoint_id, channel_medium, medium_, proto::connections::INCOMING,
+        client->GetConnectionToken(endpoint_id));
     if (channel == nullptr) {
       NEARBY_LOGS(INFO)
           << "BwuManager couldn't complete the upgrade for endpoint "