diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4862b0d3e..80cdcfa54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+20.11.5
+* Fixed a bug in backend mode while removing consent.
+
 20.11.4
 * Adding mitigations to an issue that would surface when stopping a view that was not started.
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5a2008956..828dd62e3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 # RELEASE FIELD SECTION
-VERSION_NAME=20.11.4
+VERSION_NAME=20.11.5
 GROUP=ly.count.sdk
 
 POM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-java
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
index ed402ae61..25b2d1439 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public boolean restore(byte[] data) {
     /**
      * Countly SDK version to be sent in HTTP requests
      */
-    protected String sdkVersion = "20.11.4";
+    protected String sdkVersion = "20.11.5";
 
     /**
      * Countly SDK name to be sent in HTTP requests
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ModuleBackendMode.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ModuleBackendMode.java
index 1b7092215..4c035e374 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ModuleBackendMode.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ModuleBackendMode.java
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ public void onRequestCompleted(Request request, String response, int responseCod
     @Override
     public void stop(CtxCore ctx, boolean clear) {
         super.stop(ctx, clear);
-        executor.shutdownNow();
+        if(executor != null) {
+            executor.shutdownNow();
+        }
     }
 
     public void disableModule() {