diff --git a/pkg/client/factory.go b/pkg/client/factory.go
index e46b81dc1..6ecc63be7 100644
--- a/pkg/client/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/client/factory.go
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ func (f *factory) KubebuilderClient() (kbclient.Client, error) {
 		Scheme: scheme,
 	})
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return kubebuilderClient, nil
 }