diff --git a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/MockRayletClient.java b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/MockRayletClient.java
index dbe2cd3b6..0da3dbe80 100644
--- a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/MockRayletClient.java
+++ b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/MockRayletClient.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import org.ray.api.RayObject;
 import org.ray.api.WaitResult;
-import org.ray.api.exception.RayException;
 import org.ray.api.id.UniqueId;
 import org.ray.runtime.RayDevRuntime;
 import org.ray.runtime.objectstore.MockObjectStore;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ public class MockRayletClient implements RayletClient {
 
   @Override
   public void fetchOrReconstruct(List<UniqueId> objectIds, boolean fetchOnly,
-      UniqueId currentTaskId) throws RayException {
+      UniqueId currentTaskId) {
 
   }
 
diff --git a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClient.java b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClient.java
index 3e3f4f1e7..b68fe0182 100644
--- a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClient.java
+++ b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClient.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.ray.runtime.raylet;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.ray.api.RayObject;
 import org.ray.api.WaitResult;
-import org.ray.api.exception.RayException;
 import org.ray.api.id.UniqueId;
 import org.ray.runtime.task.TaskSpec;
 
@@ -16,8 +15,7 @@ public interface RayletClient {
 
   TaskSpec getTask();
 
-  void fetchOrReconstruct(List<UniqueId> objectIds, boolean fetchOnly, UniqueId currentTaskId)
-      throws RayException;
+  void fetchOrReconstruct(List<UniqueId> objectIds, boolean fetchOnly, UniqueId currentTaskId);
 
   void notifyUnblocked(UniqueId currentTaskId);
 
diff --git a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClientImpl.java b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClientImpl.java
index b1932c08a..9757b4f07 100644
--- a/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClientImpl.java
+++ b/java/runtime/src/main/java/org/ray/runtime/raylet/RayletClientImpl.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class RayletClientImpl implements RayletClient {
 
   @Override
   public void fetchOrReconstruct(List<UniqueId> objectIds, boolean fetchOnly,
-      UniqueId currentTaskId) throws RayException {
+      UniqueId currentTaskId) {
     if (RayLog.core.isDebugEnabled()) {
       RayLog.core.debug("Blocked on objects for task {}, object IDs are {}",
           UniqueIdUtil.computeTaskId(objectIds.get(0)), objectIds);
diff --git a/src/ray/raylet/lib/python/raylet_extension.cc b/src/ray/raylet/lib/python/raylet_extension.cc
index 1a6fc9b29..c5f7eafd5 100644
--- a/src/ray/raylet/lib/python/raylet_extension.cc
+++ b/src/ray/raylet/lib/python/raylet_extension.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static PyObject *PyRayletClient_FetchOrReconstruct(PyRayletClient *self, PyObjec
            << "raylet client may be closed, check raylet status. error message: "
            << status.ToString();
     PyErr_SetString(CommonError, stream.str().c_str());
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    return NULL;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/failure_test.py b/test/failure_test.py
index 2c4a92bd4..3efb9bc69 100644
--- a/test/failure_test.py
+++ b/test/failure_test.py
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import os
 import ray
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import threading
 import time
 
 import ray.ray_constants as ray_constants
+from ray.utils import _random_string
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -611,3 +613,18 @@ def test_warning_for_dead_node(ray_start_two_nodes):
     }
 
     assert client_ids == warning_client_ids
+
+
+def test_raylet_crash_when_get(ray_start_regular):
+    nonexistent_id = ray.ObjectID(_random_string())
+
+    def sleep_to_kill_raylet():
+        # Don't kill raylet before default workers get connected.
+        time.sleep(2)
+        ray.services.all_processes[ray.services.PROCESS_TYPE_RAYLET][0].kill()
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=sleep_to_kill_raylet)
+    thread.start()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match=r".*raylet client may be closed.*"):
+        ray.get(nonexistent_id)
+    thread.join()