diff --git a/internal/proxy/validate_util.go b/internal/proxy/validate_util.go
index a5722d93f1..aa18053cdc 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/validate_util.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/validate_util.go
@@ -525,6 +525,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 	switch field.GetElementType() {
 	case schemapb.DataType_Bool:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("bool array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_BoolData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("bool array",
@@ -533,6 +536,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 		}
 	case schemapb.DataType_Int8, schemapb.DataType_Int16, schemapb.DataType_Int32:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("int array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_IntData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("int array",
@@ -553,6 +559,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 		}
 	case schemapb.DataType_Int64:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("int64 array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_LongData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("int64 array",
@@ -561,6 +570,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 		}
 	case schemapb.DataType_Float:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("float array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_FloatData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("float array",
@@ -569,6 +581,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 		}
 	case schemapb.DataType_Double:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("double array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_DoubleData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("double array",
@@ -577,6 +592,9 @@ func (v *validateUtil) checkArrayElement(array *schemapb.ArrayArray, field *sche
 		}
 	case schemapb.DataType_VarChar, schemapb.DataType_String:
 		for _, row := range array.GetData() {
+			if row.GetData() == nil {
+				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("string array", "nil array", "insert data does not match")
+			}
 			actualType := reflect.TypeOf(row.GetData())
 			if actualType != reflect.TypeOf((*schemapb.ScalarField_StringData)(nil)) {
 				return merr.WrapErrParameterInvalid("string array",
diff --git a/internal/proxy/validate_util_test.go b/internal/proxy/validate_util_test.go
index a99238cd39..73d04f1bed 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/validate_util_test.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/validate_util_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/commonpb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/schemapb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/paramtable"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/testutils"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/typeutil"
@@ -3960,3 +3961,19 @@ func Test_validateUtil_checkDoubleFieldData(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, nil))
 }
+
+func TestCheckArrayElementNilData(t *testing.T) {
+	data := &schemapb.ArrayArray{
+		Data: []*schemapb.ScalarField{nil},
+	}
+
+	fieldSchema := &schemapb.FieldSchema{
+		Name:        "test",
+		DataType:    schemapb.DataType_Array,
+		ElementType: schemapb.DataType_Int64,
+	}
+
+	v := newValidateUtil()
+	err := v.checkArrayElement(data, fieldSchema)
+	assert.True(t, merr.ErrParameterInvalid.Is(err))
+}