diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkService.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkService.java
index 6796ed933b..4bfda637b7 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkService.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkService.java
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ void output(Collection<Record<Event>> records) {
                 final byte[] encodedBytes = encodedEvent.getBytes();
 
                 currentBuffer.writeEvent(encodedBytes);
-                bufferedEventHandles.add(event.getEventHandle());
+                if(event.getEventHandle() != null) {
+                    bufferedEventHandles.add(event.getEventHandle());
+                }
                 if (ThresholdCheck.checkThresholdExceed(currentBuffer, maxEvents, maxBytes, maxCollectionDuration)) {
                     final String s3Key = generateKey();
                     LOG.info("Writing {} to S3 with {} events and size of {} bytes.",
@@ -127,14 +129,13 @@ void output(Collection<Record<Event>> records) {
                     currentBuffer = bufferFactory.getBuffer();
                 }
             }
-        } catch (NullPointerException | IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
             LOG.error("Exception while write event into buffer :", e);
-            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
         }
         reentrantLock.unlock();
     }
 
-    private void releaseEventHandles(boolean result) {
+    private void releaseEventHandles(final boolean result) {
         for (EventHandle eventHandle : bufferedEventHandles) {
             eventHandle.release(result);
         }
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkServiceTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkServiceTest.java
index 009f65c0b1..f89eb9026f 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkServiceTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-sink/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/sink/S3SinkServiceTest.java
@@ -209,16 +209,6 @@ void test_output_with_threshold_set_as_zero_event_count() throws IOException {
         verify(snapshotSuccessCounter, times(50)).increment();
     }
 
-    @Test
-    void test_catch_output_exception_cover() {
-        codec = null;
-        S3SinkService s3SinkService = createObjectUnderTest();
-        assertNotNull(s3SinkService);
-        assertThat(s3SinkService, instanceOf(S3SinkService.class));
-        s3SinkService.output(generateRandomStringEventRecord());
-        verify(snapshotSuccessCounter, times(0)).increment();
-    }
-
     @Test
     void test_output_with_uploadedToS3_success() throws IOException {
 
@@ -340,6 +330,35 @@ void output_will_release_all_handles_since_a_flush() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void output_will_skip_releasing_events_without_EventHandle_objects() throws IOException {
+        bufferFactory = mock(BufferFactory.class);
+        final Buffer buffer = mock(Buffer.class);
+        when(bufferFactory.getBuffer()).thenReturn(buffer);
+
+        final long objectSize = random.nextInt(1_000_000) + 10_000;
+        when(buffer.getSize()).thenReturn(objectSize);
+
+        when(codec.parse(any())).thenReturn(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+        final S3SinkService s3SinkService = createObjectUnderTest();
+        final Collection<Record<Event>> records = generateRandomStringEventRecord();
+        records.stream()
+                .map(Record::getData)
+                .map(event -> (JacksonEvent) event)
+                .forEach(event -> event.setEventHandle(null));
+
+        s3SinkService.output(records);
+
+        final Collection<Record<Event>> records2 = generateRandomStringEventRecord();
+        s3SinkService.output(records2);
+
+        final List<EventHandle> eventHandles2 = records2.stream().map(Record::getData).map(Event::getEventHandle).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        for (EventHandle eventHandle : eventHandles2) {
+            verify(eventHandle).release(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void output_will_release_all_handles_since_a_flush_when_S3_fails() throws IOException {
         bufferFactory = mock(BufferFactory.class);