diff --git a/resourcehandler/cloudproviderhandler.go b/resourcehandler/cloudproviderhandler.go
index e0ebb4c0..26e49761 100644
--- a/resourcehandler/cloudproviderhandler.go
+++ b/resourcehandler/cloudproviderhandler.go
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ func getCloudProviderFromContext() string {
 }
 
 func getClusterFromContext() string {
-	cluster := k8sinterface.GetCurrentContext().Cluster
+	context := k8sinterface.GetCurrentContext()
+	if context == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	cluster := context.Cluster
 	if cluster != "" {
 		return cluster
 	}