diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 482cdd7..dbffeeb 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -23,16 +23,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 // StartMetrics starts the server based on the metricsConfig provided by the user.
-func StartMetrics(config metricsConfig) {
+func StartMetrics(config metricsConfig) error {
 	// Register metrics only when the metric list is provided by the operator
+	fmt.Println("REGISTERING METRICS")
 	if config.collectorList != nil {
-		RegisterMetrics(config.collectorList)
+		err := RegisterMetrics(config.collectorList)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Something")
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	http.Handle(config.metricsPath, promhttp.Handler())
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Port: %s", config.metricsPort))
 	metricsPort := ":" + (config.metricsPort)
 	go http.ListenAndServe(metricsPort, nil)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterMetrics takes the list of metrics to be registered from the user and
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/service.go b/pkg/metrics/service.go
index 4e769fe..3d4a5ee 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/service.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/service.go
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ func GenerateRoute(s *v1.Service, path string) *routev1.Route {
 func ConfigureMetrics(ctx context.Context, userMetricsConfig metricsConfig) error {
 	log.Info("Starting prometheus metrics")
 
-	StartMetrics(userMetricsConfig)
+	err := StartMetrics(userMetricsConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("Failed to register metrics", "Error", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
 
 	client, err := createClient()
 	if err != nil {