diff --git a/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/resourceversion.go b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/resourceversion.go
index 7ce40ba4113..f872038c360 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/resourceversion.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/resourceversion.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const (
 // to the SVM status before the migration is initiated. This resource version is utilized for checking
 // freshness of GC cache before the migration is initiated.
 type ResourceVersionController struct {
-	discoveryClient *discovery.DiscoveryClient
+	discoveryClient discovery.DiscoveryInterface
 	metadataClient  metadata.Interface
 	svmListers      svmlisters.StorageVersionMigrationLister
 	svmSynced       cache.InformerSynced
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type ResourceVersionController struct {
 func NewResourceVersionController(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface,
-	discoveryClient *discovery.DiscoveryClient,
+	discoveryClient discovery.DiscoveryInterface,
 	metadataClient metadata.Interface,
 	svmInformer svminformers.StorageVersionMigrationInformer,
 	mapper meta.ResettableRESTMapper,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator.go b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator.go
index 0dfbee995c2..937d31f17a3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type SVMController struct {
 	controllerName         string
 	kubeClient             kubernetes.Interface
 	dynamicClient          *dynamic.DynamicClient
-	discoveryClient        *discovery.DiscoveryClient
+	discoveryClient        discovery.DiscoveryInterface
 	svmListers             svmlisters.StorageVersionMigrationLister
 	svmSynced              cache.InformerSynced
 	queue                  workqueue.TypedRateLimitingInterface[string]
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func NewSVMController(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	kubeClient kubernetes.Interface,
 	dynamicClient *dynamic.DynamicClient,
-	discoveryClient *discovery.DiscoveryClient,
+	discoveryClient discovery.DiscoveryInterface,
 	svmInformer svminformers.StorageVersionMigrationInformer,
 	controllerName string,
 	mapper meta.ResettableRESTMapper,
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (sv *SVMController) isResourceUpdatable(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource) (b
 			if resource.Verbs != nil && sets.NewString(resource.Verbs...).Has("update") {
 				return true, nil
 			}
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("resource %q does not support update verb", gvr.String())
+			return false, nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator_test.go b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a20e2a310d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/storageversionmigrator/storageversionmigrator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package storageversionmigrator
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	fakediscovery "k8s.io/client-go/discovery/fake"
+	kubetesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsResourceUpdatable(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name      string
+		resources []*metav1.APIResourceList
+		resource  schema.GroupVersionResource
+		want      bool
+		wantErr   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "updatable resource",
+			resources: []*metav1.APIResourceList{
+				{
+					GroupVersion: "v1",
+					APIResources: []metav1.APIResource{
+						{Name: "pods", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Pod", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"}},
+						{Name: "events", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Event", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			resource: schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "", Version: "v1", Resource: "pods"},
+			want:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-updatable resource",
+			resources: []*metav1.APIResourceList{
+				{
+					GroupVersion: "v1",
+					APIResources: []metav1.APIResource{
+						{Name: "pods", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Pod", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"}},
+						{Name: "events", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Event", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			resource: schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "", Version: "v1", Resource: "events"},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown resource",
+			resources: []*metav1.APIResourceList{
+				{
+					GroupVersion: "v1",
+					APIResources: []metav1.APIResource{
+						{Name: "pods", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Pod", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"}},
+						{Name: "events", Namespaced: true, Kind: "Event", Verbs: []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			resource: schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "", Version: "v1", Resource: "foo"},
+			wantErr:  true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {}))
+			defer server.Close()
+			discoveryClient := fakediscovery.FakeDiscovery{Fake: &kubetesting.Fake{}}
+			discoveryClient.Resources = tc.resources
+			svmController := &SVMController{
+				discoveryClient: &discoveryClient,
+			}
+
+			isUpdatable, err := svmController.isResourceUpdatable(tc.resource)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !tc.wantErr {
+					t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if isUpdatable != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", tc.want, isUpdatable)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}