diff --git a/go/vt/topo/etcd2topo/server_test.go b/go/vt/topo/etcd2topo/server_test.go
index 7e2a0784b96..ffe72c4b13f 100644
--- a/go/vt/topo/etcd2topo/server_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/topo/etcd2topo/server_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ func startEtcdWithTLS(t *testing.T) (string, *tlstest.ClientServerKeyPairs, func
 	}
 
 	tlsConfig, err := tlsInfo.ClientConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get tls.Config: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	var cli *clientv3.Client
 	// Create client