diff --git a/packaging/flavorgen/cmd/root.go b/packaging/flavorgen/cmd/root.go
index 0151e909cb..01f9c8b849 100644
--- a/packaging/flavorgen/cmd/root.go
+++ b/packaging/flavorgen/cmd/root.go
@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ func generateSingle(flavor string) (string, error) {
 	case flavors.ClusterClass:
 		objs = flavors.ClusterClassTemplateWithKubeVIP()
 	case flavors.ClusterTopology:
-		objs = flavors.ClusterTopologyTemplateKubeVIP()
+		var err error
+		objs, err = flavors.ClusterTopologyTemplateKubeVIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 		replacements = append(replacements, util.Replacement{
 			Kind:      "Cluster",
 			Name:      "${CLUSTER_NAME}",
diff --git a/packaging/flavorgen/flavors/flavors.go b/packaging/flavorgen/flavors/flavors.go
index 82eb8a64b3..dbed2c2777 100644
--- a/packaging/flavorgen/flavors/flavors.go
+++ b/packaging/flavorgen/flavors/flavors.go
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func ClusterClassTemplateWithKubeVIP() []runtime.Object {
 	return ClusterClassTemplate
 }
 
-func ClusterTopologyTemplateKubeVIP() []runtime.Object {
+func ClusterTopologyTemplateKubeVIP() ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 	cluster, err := newClusterTopologyCluster()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	identitySecret := newIdentitySecret()
 	clusterResourceSet := newClusterResourceSet(cluster)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func ClusterTopologyTemplateKubeVIP() []runtime.Object {
 	}
 	MultiNodeTemplate = append(MultiNodeTemplate, crsResourcesCSI...)
 	MultiNodeTemplate = append(MultiNodeTemplate, crsResourcesCPI...)
-	return MultiNodeTemplate
+	return MultiNodeTemplate, nil
 }
 
 func MultiNodeTemplateWithKubeVIP() []runtime.Object {