diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
index d3001c059d4..ca5d9d2b5ad 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 func checkErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+		glog.FatalDepth(1, err.Error())
 	}
 }