diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index bfbaa2c0e..9d99c2bb0 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ func NewNGINXController(config *Configuration, mc metric.Collector) *NGINXContro
 		stopCh:   make(chan struct{}),
 		updateCh: channels.NewRingChannel(1024),
 
+		ngxErrCh: make(chan error),
+
 		stopLock: &sync.Mutex{},
 
 		runningConfig: new(ingress.Configuration),