diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 484960b92..95ae40f16 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -2343,7 +2343,10 @@ func (api *API) GetTranslateEntryReader(ctx context.Context, offsets TranslateOf
 			if field == nil {
 				return nil, newNotFoundError(ErrFieldNotFound, fieldName)
 			}
-
+			store := field.TranslateStore()
+			if store == nil {
+				return nil, ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+			}
 			r, err := field.TranslateStore().EntryReader(ctx, uint64(offset))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "field translate reader")
diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 9b161ea41..76910a4bb 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -1480,6 +1480,10 @@ func (c *cluster) matchField(ctx context.Context, field *Field, like string) ([]
 	if c.Node.ID == primary.ID {
 		// The local copy is the authoritative copy.
 		plan := planLike(like)
+		store := field.TranslateStore()
+		if store == nil {
+			return nil, ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+		}
 		return field.TranslateStore().Match(func(key []byte) bool {
 			return matchLike(key, plan...)
 		})
@@ -1521,6 +1525,10 @@ func (c *cluster) translateFieldListIDs(field *Field, ids []uint64) (keys []stri
 	}
 
 	if c.Node.ID == primary.ID {
+		store := field.TranslateStore()
+		if store == nil {
+			return nil, ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+		}
 		keys, err = field.TranslateStore().TranslateIDs(ids)
 	} else {
 		keys, err = c.InternalClient.TranslateIDsNode(context.Background(), &primary.URI, field.Index(), field.Name(), ids)