diff --git a/apps/managedidentity/managedidentity.go b/apps/managedidentity/managedidentity.go
index 1adf6e36..e4a75572 100644
--- a/apps/managedidentity/managedidentity.go
+++ b/apps/managedidentity/managedidentity.go
@@ -224,10 +224,9 @@ func retry(maxRetries int, c ops.HTTPClient, req *http.Request) (*http.Response,
 		if attempt == maxRetries-1 {
 			return resp, err
 		}
-		if resp != nil && resp.Body != nil {
-			io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
-			resp.Body.Close()
-		}
+		io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		resp.Body.Close()
+
 		delay := time.Duration(time.Second)
 		time.Sleep(delay)
 	}