diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/device_util_linux_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/device_util_linux_test.go
index 00acdea12f9..94ac9b5a47b 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/device_util_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/device_util_linux_test.go
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ func TestFindDeviceForPath(t *testing.T) {
 	io := &mockOsIOHandler{}
 
 	disk, err := findDeviceForPath("/dev/sde", io)
-	if disk != "sde" {
-		t.Fatalf("disk [%s] didn't match expected sde", disk)
-	}
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error finding device for path /dev/sde:%v", err)
 	}
+	if disk != "sde" {
+		t.Fatalf("disk [%s] didn't match expected sde", disk)
+	}
 	disk, err = findDeviceForPath("/returns/a/dev", io)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error finding device for path /returns/a/dev:%v", err)