diff --git a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
index 5f75139c9..44235ff78 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ func (e *genericRestoreExposer) Expose(ctx context.Context, ownerObject corev1ap
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error to get volume snapshot %s/%s", param.CSI.Snapshot.VolumeSnapshotNamespace, param.CSI.Snapshot.VolumeSnapshot)
 		}
 
-		vsc, err := csi.GetVSCForVS(ctx, vs, e.ctrlClient)
+		var vsc *snapshotv1api.VolumeSnapshotContent
+		vsc, err = csi.GetVSCForVS(ctx, vs, e.ctrlClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error to get volume snapshot content for volume snapshot %s/%s", vs.Namespace, vs.Name)
 		}