diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
index 97624aaa45d..30c8fca17c8 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, cc *schedulerserverconfig.CompletedConfig, sched *
 	logger.Info("Golang settings", "GOGC", os.Getenv("GOGC"), "GOMAXPROCS", os.Getenv("GOMAXPROCS"), "GOTRACEBACK", os.Getenv("GOTRACEBACK"))
 
 	// Configz registration.
-	if cz, err := configz.New("componentconfig"); err == nil {
-		cz.Set(cc.ComponentConfig)
-	} else {
+	if cz, err := configz.New("componentconfig"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register configz: %s", err)
+	} else {
+		cz.Set(cc.ComponentConfig)
 	}
 
 	// Start events processing pipeline.