diff --git a/controller/state_test.go b/controller/state_test.go
index 12caee3440fb8..5ede7e94de790 100644
--- a/controller/state_test.go
+++ b/controller/state_test.go
@@ -123,12 +123,13 @@ func TestCompareAppStateNamespaceMetadataDiffersToManifest(t *testing.T) {
 			kube.GetResourceKey(ns): ns,
 		},
 	}
-	ctrl := newFakeController(&data)
+	ctrl := newFakeController(&data, nil)
 	sources := make([]argoappv1.ApplicationSource, 0)
 	sources = append(sources, app.Spec.GetSource())
 	revisions := make([]string, 0)
 	revisions = append(revisions, "")
-	compRes := ctrl.appStateManager.CompareAppState(app, &defaultProj, revisions, sources, false, false, nil, false)
+	compRes, err := ctrl.appStateManager.CompareAppState(app, &defaultProj, revisions, sources, false, false, nil, false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, compRes)
 	assert.NotNil(t, compRes.syncStatus)
 	assert.Equal(t, argoappv1.SyncStatusCodeOutOfSync, compRes.syncStatus.Status)
@@ -180,12 +181,13 @@ func TestCompareAppStateNamespaceMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			kube.GetResourceKey(ns): ns,
 		},
 	}
-	ctrl := newFakeController(&data)
+	ctrl := newFakeController(&data, nil)
 	sources := make([]argoappv1.ApplicationSource, 0)
 	sources = append(sources, app.Spec.GetSource())
 	revisions := make([]string, 0)
 	revisions = append(revisions, "")
-	compRes := ctrl.appStateManager.CompareAppState(app, &defaultProj, revisions, sources, false, false, nil, false)
+	compRes, err := ctrl.appStateManager.CompareAppState(app, &defaultProj, revisions, sources, false, false, nil, false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, compRes)
 	assert.NotNil(t, compRes.syncStatus)
 	assert.Equal(t, argoappv1.SyncStatusCodeOutOfSync, compRes.syncStatus.Status)