diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-common/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/graphqljava/AsyncExceptionUnwrapper.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-common/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/graphqljava/AsyncExceptionUnwrapper.java
index 8d563ea77c2..f0d350f1b6d 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-common/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/graphqljava/AsyncExceptionUnwrapper.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-common/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/graphqljava/AsyncExceptionUnwrapper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ private AsyncExceptionUnwrapper() {}
 
   // Util function to unwrap CompletionException and expose underlying exception
   public static Throwable unwrap(Throwable throwable) {
-    if (throwable.getCause() != null && throwable instanceof CompletionException) {
+    if (throwable instanceof CompletionException && throwable.getCause() != null) {
       return throwable.getCause();
     }
     return throwable;