diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
index 5e5147460..f61404231 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace ray {
 namespace core {
+namespace {
 
 // Duration between internal book-keeping heartbeats.
 const uint64_t kInternalHeartbeatMillis = 1000;
@@ -89,6 +90,16 @@ ObjectLocation CreateObjectLocation(const rpc::GetObjectLocationsOwnerReply &rep
 /// The global instance of `CoreWorkerProcess`.
 std::unique_ptr<CoreWorkerProcess> core_worker_process;
 
+/// Teriminate the process without cleaning up the resources.
+/// It will flush the log if logging_enabled is set to true.
+void QuickExit(bool logging_enabled) {
+  if (logging_enabled) {
+    RayLog::ShutDownRayLog();
+  }
+  _Exit(1);
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 thread_local std::weak_ptr<CoreWorker> CoreWorkerProcess::current_core_worker_;
 
 void CoreWorkerProcess::Initialize(const CoreWorkerOptions &options) {
@@ -148,18 +159,8 @@ CoreWorkerProcess::CoreWorkerProcess(const CoreWorkerOptions &options)
   // NOTE(kfstorm): any initialization depending on RayConfig must happen after this line.
   InitializeSystemConfig();
 
-  if (options_.num_workers == 1) {
-    // We need to create the worker instance here if:
-    // 1. This is a driver process. In this case, the driver is ready to use right after
-    // the CoreWorkerProcess::Initialize.
-    // 2. This is a Python worker process. In this case, Python will invoke some core
-    // worker APIs before `CoreWorkerProcess::RunTaskExecutionLoop` is called. So we need
-    // to create the worker instance here. One example of invocations is
-    // https://github.com/ray-project/ray/blob/45ce40e5d44801193220d2c546be8de0feeef988/python/ray/worker.py#L1281.
-    if (options_.worker_type == WorkerType::DRIVER ||
-        options_.language == Language::PYTHON) {
-      CreateWorker();
-    }
+  if (ShouldCreateGlobalWorkerOnConstruction()) {
+    CreateWorker();
   }
 
   // Assume stats module will be initialized exactly once in once process.
@@ -257,6 +258,18 @@ void CoreWorkerProcess::InitializeSystemConfig() {
   RayConfig::instance().initialize(promise.get_future().get());
 }
 
+bool CoreWorkerProcess::ShouldCreateGlobalWorkerOnConstruction() const {
+  // We need to create the worker instance here if:
+  // 1. This is a driver process. In this case, the driver is ready to use right after
+  // the CoreWorkerProcess::Initialize.
+  // 2. This is a Python worker process. In this case, Python will invoke some core
+  // worker APIs before `CoreWorkerProcess::RunTaskExecutionLoop` is called. So we need
+  // to create the worker instance here. One example of invocations is
+  // https://github.com/ray-project/ray/blob/45ce40e5d44801193220d2c546be8de0feeef988/python/ray/worker.py#L1281.
+  return options_.num_workers == 1 && (options_.worker_type == WorkerType::DRIVER ||
+                                       options_.language == Language::PYTHON);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<CoreWorker> CoreWorkerProcess::TryGetWorker(const WorkerID &worker_id) {
   if (!core_worker_process) {
     return nullptr;
@@ -273,6 +286,16 @@ CoreWorker &CoreWorkerProcess::GetCoreWorker() {
   EnsureInitialized();
   if (core_worker_process->options_.num_workers == 1) {
     auto global_worker = core_worker_process->GetGlobalWorker();
+    if (core_worker_process->ShouldCreateGlobalWorkerOnConstruction() && !global_worker) {
+      // This could only happen when the worker has already been shutdown.
+      // In this case, we should exit without crashing.
+      // TODO (scv119): A better solution could be returning error code
+      // and handling it at language frontend.
+      RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "The global worker has already been shutdown. This happens when "
+                        "the language frontend accesses the Ray's worker after it is "
+                        "shutdown. The process will exit";
+      QuickExit(core_worker_process->options_.enable_logging);
+    }
     RAY_CHECK(global_worker) << "global_worker_ must not be NULL";
     return *global_worker;
   }
@@ -417,11 +440,8 @@ CoreWorker::CoreWorker(const CoreWorkerOptions &options, const WorkerID &worker_
     // Avoid using FATAL log or RAY_CHECK here because they may create a core dump file.
     RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to register worker " << worker_id << " to Raylet. "
                    << raylet_client_status;
-    if (options_.enable_logging) {
-      RayLog::ShutDownRayLog();
-    }
     // Quit the process immediately.
-    _Exit(1);
+    QuickExit(options_.enable_logging);
   }
 
   connected_ = true;
@@ -2882,13 +2902,10 @@ void CoreWorker::HandleCancelTask(const rpc::CancelTaskRequest &request,
                   << " has received a force kill request after the cancellation. Killing "
                      "a worker...";
     Disconnect();
-    if (options_.enable_logging) {
-      RayLog::ShutDownRayLog();
-    }
-    // NOTE(hchen): Use `_Exit()` to force-exit this process without doing cleanup.
+    // NOTE(hchen): Use `QuickExit()` to force-exit this process without doing cleanup.
     // `exit()` will destruct static objects in an incorrect order, which will lead to
     // core dumps.
-    _Exit(1);
+    QuickExit(options_.enable_logging);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2921,13 +2938,10 @@ void CoreWorker::HandleKillActor(const rpc::KillActorRequest &request,
              "please create the Java actor with some dynamic options to make it being "
              "hosted in a dedicated worker process.";
     }
-    if (options_.enable_logging) {
-      RayLog::ShutDownRayLog();
-    }
-    // NOTE(hchen): Use `_Exit()` to force-exit this process without doing cleanup.
+    // NOTE(hchen): Use `QuickExit()` to force-exit this process without doing cleanup.
     // `exit()` will destruct static objects in an incorrect order, which will lead to
     // core dumps.
-    _Exit(1);
+    QuickExit(options_.enable_logging);
   } else {
     Exit(rpc::WorkerExitType::INTENDED_EXIT);
   }
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
index b695e521a..b57b87c2c 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ class CoreWorkerProcess {
 
   void InitializeSystemConfig();
 
+  /// Check that if the global worker should be created on construction.
+  bool ShouldCreateGlobalWorkerOnConstruction() const;
+
   /// Get the `CoreWorker` instance by worker ID.
   ///
   /// \param[in] workerId The worker ID.