diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/mux.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/mux.go
index b2bacff5f38..a2b3e1e0a5f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/mux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/mux.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 type merger interface {
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ func (m *mux) ChannelWithContext(ctx context.Context, source string) chan interf
 
 func (m *mux) listen(source string, listenChannel <-chan interface{}) {
 	for update := range listenChannel {
-		m.merger.Merge(source, update)
+		if err := m.merger.Merge(source, update); err != nil {
+			klog.InfoS("failed merging update", "err", err)
+		}
 	}
 }