diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 84dbbff2..72225aac 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::print_range_(const memory_buf_t
 template<typename ConsoleMutex>
 void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::write_to_file_(const memory_buf_t &formatted)
 {
+    if(out_handle_ == nullptr) // no console and no file redirect
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     auto size = static_cast<DWORD>(formatted.size());
     if (size == 0)
     {