diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionAutoConfiguration.java
index b61756f405f..4a5132641fc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositorySystemSessionAutoConfiguration implements Reposito
 		}
 
 		ProxySelector existing = session.getProxySelector();
-		if (existing == null || !(existing instanceof CompositeProxySelector)) {
+		if (!(existing instanceof CompositeProxySelector)) {
 			JreProxySelector fallback = new JreProxySelector();
 			ProxySelector selector = (existing != null) ? new CompositeProxySelector(Arrays.asList(existing, fallback))
 					: fallback;