diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/stress.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/stress.go
index 3aa45bee479..d4993c2acd3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/stress.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/stress.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (t *stressTestSuite) DefineTests(driver TestDriver, pattern testpatterns.Te
 					default:
 						pod := l.pods[podIndex]
 						framework.Logf("Pod %v, Iteration %v/%v", podIndex, j, l.testOptions.NumRestarts-1)
-						_, err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+						_, err := cs.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 						framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 						err = e2epod.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(cs, pod)