diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure/azure.go b/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure/azure.go
index 7c6bb217dfa..926022b4310 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ func newProvider() (framework.ProviderInterface, error) {
 		defer config.Close()
 	}
 	azureCloud, err := azure.NewCloud(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &Provider{
 		azureCloud: azureCloud.(*azure.Cloud),
-	}, err
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Provider is a structure to handle Azure clouds for e2e testing