diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/nodeinfomanager/nodeinfomanager.go b/pkg/volume/csi/nodeinfomanager/nodeinfomanager.go
index ac3a42fe4b3..2ef1da6d9ed 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/nodeinfomanager/nodeinfomanager.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/nodeinfomanager/nodeinfomanager.go
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ func (nim *nodeInfoManager) tryInitializeCSINodeWithAnnotation(csiKubeClient cli
 		// CreateCSINode will set the annotation
 		_, err = nim.CreateCSINode()
 		return err
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	annotationModified := setMigrationAnnotation(nim.migratedPlugins, nodeInfo)