diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index 2d10ff9..cee49f7 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ func GetKubernetesClient() (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 
 func getConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 	var config *rest.Config
-	var err error
 	kubeconfigPath := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG")
 	if kubeconfigPath == "" {
 		kubeconfigPath = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.kube/config"
@@ -95,9 +94,6 @@ func getConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	return config, nil
 }