diff --git a/core/src/main/cpp/main/include/art/runtime/hidden_api.h b/core/src/main/cpp/main/include/art/runtime/hidden_api.h
index 2d2adf58..5b629140 100644
--- a/core/src/main/cpp/main/include/art/runtime/hidden_api.h
+++ b/core/src/main/cpp/main/include/art/runtime/hidden_api.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace art {
 
         inline void
         maybeSetTrusted(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject class_loader, jobject j_cookie) {
+            if (env->ExceptionCheck()) return;
             static auto get_parent = env->GetMethodID(env->FindClass("java/lang/ClassLoader"),
                                                       "getParent", "()Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;");
             for (auto current = lspd::Context::GetInstance()->GetCurrentClassLoader();