diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_docker.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_docker.go
index 0d4f9a1bb4e..6cf36b43a28 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_docker.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_docker.go
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ func (o *CreateSecretDockerRegistryOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cob
 
 	o.Namespace, o.EnforceNamespace, err = f.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().Namespace()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
 	cmdutil.PrintFlagsWithDryRunStrategy(o.PrintFlags, o.DryRunStrategy)
 	printer, err := o.PrintFlags.ToPrinter()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
 	o.PrintObj = func(obj runtime.Object) error {