diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry.go
index cd38604f9f2..8d3e978aa01 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry.go
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ func applyFeatureGates(config *Config) {
 	// Prioritizes nodes that satisfy pod's resource limits
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ResourceLimitsPriorityFunction) {
 		klog.Infof("Registering resourcelimits priority function")
-		s := schedulerapi.Plugin{Name: noderesources.ResourceLimitsName, Weight: 1}
+		s := schedulerapi.Plugin{Name: noderesources.ResourceLimitsName}
+		config.FrameworkPlugins.PostFilter.Enabled = append(config.FrameworkPlugins.PostFilter.Enabled, s)
+		s = schedulerapi.Plugin{Name: noderesources.ResourceLimitsName, Weight: 1}
 		config.FrameworkPlugins.Score.Enabled = append(config.FrameworkPlugins.Score.Enabled, s)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry_test.go
index 46be6b3d5a3..281a6f33ed4 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/registry_test.go
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ func TestApplyFeatureGates(t *testing.T) {
 							{Name: interpodaffinity.Name},
 							{Name: tainttoleration.Name},
 							{Name: podtopologyspread.Name},
+							{Name: noderesources.ResourceLimitsName},
 						},
 					},
 					Score: &schedulerapi.PluginSet{
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits.go
index 435c659410a..e2136275609 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits.go
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
 	framework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/v1alpha1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/nodeinfo"
 	schedulernodeinfo "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/nodeinfo"
 )
 
@@ -84,11 +82,10 @@ func (rl *ResourceLimits) PostFilter(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getPodResource(cycleState *framework.CycleState) (*nodeinfo.Resource, error) {
+func getPodResource(cycleState *framework.CycleState) (*schedulernodeinfo.Resource, error) {
 	c, err := cycleState.Read(postFilterStateKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.V(5).Infof("Error reading %q from cycleState: %v", postFilterStateKey, err)
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error reading %q from cycleState: %v", postFilterStateKey, err)
 	}
 
 	s, ok := c.(*postFilterState)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits_test.go
index 778fa3b192b..894308ca4e9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_limits_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package noderesources
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -100,10 +99,11 @@ func TestResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		// input pod
-		pod          *v1.Pod
-		nodes        []*v1.Node
-		expectedList framework.NodeScoreList
-		name         string
+		pod            *v1.Pod
+		nodes          []*v1.Node
+		expectedList   framework.NodeScoreList
+		name           string
+		skipPostFilter bool
 	}{
 		{
 			pod:          &v1.Pod{Spec: noResources},
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ func TestResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedList: []framework.NodeScore{{Name: "machine1", Score: 0}},
 			name:         "node does not advertise its allocatables",
 		},
+		{
+			pod:            &v1.Pod{Spec: cpuAndMemory},
+			nodes:          []*v1.Node{makeNode("machine1", 0, 0)},
+			expectedList:   []framework.NodeScore{{Name: "machine1", Score: 0}},
+			skipPostFilter: true,
+			name:           "postFilter skipped",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -142,18 +149,25 @@ func TestResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 			snapshot := nodeinfosnapshot.NewSnapshot(nodeinfosnapshot.CreateNodeInfoMap(nil, test.nodes))
 			fh, _ := framework.NewFramework(nil, nil, nil, framework.WithSnapshotSharedLister(snapshot))
 			p := &ResourceLimits{handle: fh}
-			state := framework.NewCycleState()
-			status := p.PostFilter(context.Background(), state, test.pod, test.nodes, nil)
-			if !status.IsSuccess() {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", status)
-			}
 			for i := range test.nodes {
-				hostResult, err := p.Score(context.Background(), state, test.pod, test.nodes[i].Name)
-				if err != nil {
+				state := framework.NewCycleState()
+				if !test.skipPostFilter {
+					status := p.PostFilter(context.Background(), state, test.pod, test.nodes, nil)
+					if !status.IsSuccess() {
+						t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", status)
+					}
+				}
+
+				gotScore, err := p.Score(context.Background(), state, test.pod, test.nodes[i].Name)
+				if test.skipPostFilter {
+					if err == nil {
+						t.Errorf("expected error")
+					}
+				} else if err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 				}
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedList[i].Score, hostResult) {
-					t.Errorf("expected %#v, got %#v", test.expectedList[i].Score, hostResult)
+				if test.expectedList[i].Score != gotScore {
+					t.Errorf("gotScore %v, wantScore %v", gotScore, test.expectedList[i].Score)
 				}
 			}
 		})