diff --git a/cmd/logging.go b/cmd/logging.go
index f75e626..1a2f33f 100644
--- a/cmd/logging.go
+++ b/cmd/logging.go
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ func CreateFileLogger(fileName string, logLevel zapcore.LevelEnabler) logr.Logge
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer file.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		if cerr := file.Close(); cerr != nil && err == nil {
+			err = cerr
+		}
+	}()
 
 	config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
 	config.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder