diff --git a/controllers/openstackcluster_controller.go b/controllers/openstackcluster_controller.go
index ca27283714..6b890eee90 100644
--- a/controllers/openstackcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/openstackcluster_controller.go
@@ -297,9 +297,12 @@ func (r *OpenStackClusterReconciler) reconcileNetworkComponents(log logr.Logger,
 
 		netOpts := networks.ListOpts(openStackCluster.Spec.Network)
 		networkList, err := networkingService.GetNetworksByFilter(&netOpts)
-		if err != nil && len(networkList) == 0 {
+		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("failed to find network: %v", err)
 		}
+		if len(networkList) == 0 {
+			return errors.Errorf("failed to find any network: %v", err)
+		}
 		if len(networkList) > 1 {
 			return errors.Errorf("failed to find only one network (result: %v): %v", networkList, err)
 		}