diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index 83f12b8fedb..6f96a3e2895 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) doPodResizeAction(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *ku
 	podResources := cm.ResourceConfigForPod(pod, m.cpuCFSQuota, uint64((m.cpuCFSQuotaPeriod.Duration)/time.Microsecond), false)
 	if podResources == nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Unable to get resource configuration", "pod", pod.Name)
-		result.Fail(fmt.Errorf("Unable to get resource configuration processing resize for pod %s", pod.Name))
+		result.Fail(fmt.Errorf("unable to get resource configuration processing resize for pod %s", pod.Name))
 		return
 	}
 	setPodCgroupConfig := func(rName v1.ResourceName, setLimitValue bool) error {
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) doPodResizeAction(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *ku
 		}
 		if currentPodMemoryUsage >= uint64(*podResources.Memory) {
 			klog.ErrorS(nil, "Aborting attempt to set pod memory limit less than current memory usage", "pod", pod.Name)
-			result.Fail(fmt.Errorf("Aborting attempt to set pod memory limit less than current memory usage for pod %s", pod.Name))
+			result.Fail(fmt.Errorf("aborting attempt to set pod memory limit less than current memory usage for pod %s", pod.Name))
 			return
 		}
 		if errResize := resizeContainers(v1.ResourceMemory, int64(*currentPodMemoryConfig.Memory), *podResources.Memory, 0, 0); errResize != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index 90f8a4d948f..9baaf1a3608 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ func TestUpdatePodContainerResources(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		fakeRuntime.Called = []string{}
 		err := m.updatePodContainerResources(pod, tc.resourceName, containersToUpdate)
-		assert.NoError(t, err, dsc)
+		require.NoError(t, err, dsc)
 
 		if tc.invokeUpdateResources {
 			assert.Contains(t, fakeRuntime.Called, "UpdateContainerResources", dsc)