diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index 0d2687e795..ebb9103de9 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -1035,14 +1035,17 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(
 void mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *ep)
 {
-    mbedtls_ssl_context ssl_before;
+    // mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() requires the SSL to be setup.
+    if (ep->ssl.conf != NULL) {
+        mbedtls_ssl_context ssl_before;
 
-    /* Dump the SSL context before resetting it */
-    memcpy(&ssl_before, &(ep->ssl), sizeof(mbedtls_ssl_context));
+        /* Dump the SSL context before resetting it */
+        memcpy(&ssl_before, &(ep->ssl), sizeof(mbedtls_ssl_context));
 
-    mbedtls_ssl_session_reset(&(ep->ssl));
-    /* Check that required fields were properly reset */
-    mbedtls_test_ssl_check_context_after_session_reset(&ssl_before, &(ep->ssl));
+        mbedtls_ssl_session_reset(&(ep->ssl));
+        /* Check that required fields were properly reset */
+        mbedtls_test_ssl_check_context_after_session_reset(&ssl_before, &(ep->ssl));
+    }
     mbedtls_ssl_free(&(ep->ssl));
     mbedtls_ssl_config_free(&(ep->conf));