diff --git a/pkg/csoclients/csoclients.go b/pkg/csoclients/csoclients.go
index 8bebc3b51..0b90ffe90 100644
--- a/pkg/csoclients/csoclients.go
+++ b/pkg/csoclients/csoclients.go
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ func NewHypershiftGuestClients(
 		extractOperatorSpec,
 		extractOperatorStatus,
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	dc, err := discovery.NewDiscoveryClientForConfig(kubeRestConfig)
 	if err != nil {