diff --git a/transport/cache.go b/transport/cache.go
index 9d2889d194..edcc6d1d48 100644
--- a/transport/cache.go
+++ b/transport/cache.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (c *tlsTransportCache) get(config *Config) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
 
 	// If we use are reloading files, we need to handle certificate rotation properly
 	// TODO(jackkleeman): We can also add rotation here when config.HasCertCallback() is true
-	if config.TLS.ReloadTLSFiles {
+	if config.TLS.ReloadTLSFiles && tlsConfig != nil && tlsConfig.GetClientCertificate != nil {
 		dynamicCertDialer := certRotatingDialer(tlsConfig.GetClientCertificate, dial)
 		tlsConfig.GetClientCertificate = dynamicCertDialer.GetClientCertificate
 		dial = dynamicCertDialer.connDialer.DialContext