diff --git a/source/channel_bootstrap.c b/source/channel_bootstrap.c
index 4d7859b12..496bde76a 100644
--- a/source/channel_bootstrap.c
+++ b/source/channel_bootstrap.c
@@ -665,11 +665,9 @@ static void s_on_client_connection_established(struct aws_socket *socket, int er
  * where the parameters used to create the Apple Network Framework socket require TLS options. */
 static void s_retrieve_client_tls_options(struct tls_connection_context *context, void *user_data) {
     struct client_connection_args *connection_args = user_data;
-    if (connection_args->channel_data.tls_options) {
-        context->host_name = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.server_name;
-        context->alpn_list = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.alpn_list;
-        context->tls_ctx = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.ctx;
-    }
+    context->host_name = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.server_name;
+    context->alpn_list = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.alpn_list;
+    context->tls_ctx = connection_args->channel_data.tls_options.ctx;
 }
 
 struct connection_task_data {
@@ -1092,16 +1090,13 @@ struct server_connection_args {
 
 static void s_retrieve_server_tls_options(struct tls_connection_context *context, void *user_data) {
     struct server_connection_args *connection_args = user_data;
-    if (connection_args->tls_options) {
-        context->host_name = connection_args->tls_options.server_name;
-        context->alpn_list = connection_args->tls_options.alpn_list;
-        context->tls_ctx = connection_args->tls_options.ctx;
-
-        // verify block in an Apple Network TLS negotiation requires a dispatch loop contained within an event loop.
-        context->event_loop = connection_args->requested_event_loop;
-        if (context->event_loop == NULL) {
-            context->event_loop = aws_event_loop_group_get_next_loop(connection_args->bootstrap->event_loop_group);
-        }
+    context->host_name = connection_args->tls_options.server_name;
+    context->alpn_list = connection_args->tls_options.alpn_list;
+    context->tls_ctx = connection_args->tls_options.ctx;
+    // verify block in an Apple Network TLS negotiation requires a dispatch loop contained within an event loop.
+    context->event_loop = connection_args->requested_event_loop;
+    if (context->event_loop == NULL) {
+        context->event_loop = aws_event_loop_group_get_next_loop(connection_args->bootstrap->event_loop_group);
     }
 }