diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index 90df5d8e3..56112bbb5 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -1096,6 +1096,9 @@ func cleanTempNginxCfg() error {
 	var files []string
 
 	err := filepath.Walk(os.TempDir(), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		if info.IsDir() && os.TempDir() != path {
 			return filepath.SkipDir
 		}