diff --git a/scale/client.go b/scale/client.go
index 07c60986..a8c903d9 100644
--- a/scale/client.go
+++ b/scale/client.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func (c *namespacedScaleClient) Update(resource schema.GroupResource, scale *aut
 		Body(scaleUpdateBytes).
 		Do()
 	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not update the scale for %s %s: %v", resource.String(), scale.Name, err)
 	}