diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index 40b07d267f3..0d72b9e43df 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package apiserver
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ func (s *APIAggregator) AddAPIService(apiService *apiregistration.APIService) er
 	}
 	proxyHandler.updateAPIService(apiService)
 	if err := s.openAPIAggregator.loadApiServiceSpec(proxyHandler, apiService); err != nil {
-		return err
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to load OpenAPI spec for API service %s: %v", apiService.Name, err))
 	}
 	s.proxyHandlers[apiService.Name] = proxyHandler
 	s.GenericAPIServer.Handler.NonGoRestfulMux.Handle(proxyPath, proxyHandler)