diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
index 89482f80d1c6..1c53086c9df4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -2406,9 +2406,13 @@ func TestSyncJobWhenManagedByLabel(t *testing.T) {
 				actual = job
 				return job, nil
 			}
-			sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
+			if err := sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("error %w while adding the %v job to the index", err)
+			}
 
-			manager.syncJob(context.TODO(), testutil.GetKey(job, t))
+			if err := manager.syncJob(context.TODO(), testutil.GetKey(job, t)); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("error %w while reconciling the job %v", err, testutil.GetKey(job, t))
+			}
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantStatus, actual.Status); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected job status (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)