diff --git a/kafka/lazy_client.go b/kafka/lazy_client.go
index a528c90d..e461d1aa 100644
--- a/kafka/lazy_client.go
+++ b/kafka/lazy_client.go
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ func (c *LazyClient) UpsertUserScramCredential(userScramCredential UserScramCred
 }
 
 func (c *LazyClient) DescribeUserScramCredential(username string, mechanism string) (*UserScramCredential, error) {
+	err := c.init()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return c.inner.DescribeUserScramCredential(username, mechanism)
 }