diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index e17489f755d..ce40aa3d591 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -208,13 +208,11 @@ func StartControllers(s *options.CloudControllerManagerServer, kubeconfig *restc
 	}
 
 	// Start the CloudNodeController
-	nodeController, err := nodecontroller.NewCloudNodeController(
+	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewCloudNodeController(
 		sharedInformers.Core().V1().Nodes(),
 		client("cloud-node-controller"), cloud,
 		s.NodeMonitorPeriod.Duration)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Fatalf("Failed to initialize nodecontroller: %v", err)
-	}
+
 	nodeController.Run()
 	time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(s.ControllerStartInterval.Duration, ControllerStartJitter))
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/cloud/nodecontroller.go
index 58e7a102125..049f12cfc65 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/nodecontroller.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewCloudNodeController(
 	nodeInformer coreinformers.NodeInformer,
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface,
 	cloud cloudprovider.Interface,
-	nodeMonitorPeriod time.Duration) (*CloudNodeController, error) {
+	nodeMonitorPeriod time.Duration) *CloudNodeController {
 
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	recorder := eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(api.Scheme, clientv1.EventSource{Component: "cloudcontrollermanager"})
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func NewCloudNodeController(
 		cloud:             cloud,
 		nodeMonitorPeriod: nodeMonitorPeriod,
 	}
-	return cnc, nil
+	return cnc
 }
 
 // This controller deletes a node if kubelet is not reporting