diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index fc7dad0d..59ffae5f 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/api",
-			"Rev": "8e2decd92398"
+			"Rev": "498bb3d8b5a6"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 44d6fe71..9eef5bb5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20200107190931-bf48bf16ab8d
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20200630173020-3af7569d3a1e
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210217171935-8e2decd92398
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.5.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20201110183641-67b214c5f920
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210217171935-8e2decd92398
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b037c73..cf02dc76 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210217171935-8e2decd92398/go.mod h1:60tmSUpHxGPFerNHbo/ayI2lKxvtrhbxFyXuEIWJd78=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6/go.mod h1:60tmSUpHxGPFerNHbo/ayI2lKxvtrhbxFyXuEIWJd78=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe/go.mod h1:Z7ps/g0rjlTeMstYrMOUttJfT2Gg34DEaG/f2PYLCWY=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:PBfzABfn139FHAV07az/IF9Wp1bkk3vpT2XSJ76fSDE=
diff --git a/tools/clientcmd/config.go b/tools/clientcmd/config.go
index a7eae66b..12c8b84f 100644
--- a/tools/clientcmd/config.go
+++ b/tools/clientcmd/config.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (p *persister) Persist(config map[string]string) error {
 	authInfo, ok := newConfig.AuthInfos[p.user]
 	if ok && authInfo.AuthProvider != nil {
 		authInfo.AuthProvider.Config = config
-		ModifyConfig(p.configAccess, *newConfig, false)
+		return ModifyConfig(p.configAccess, *newConfig, false)
 	}
 	return nil
 }