diff --git a/pkg/event_handler/main.go b/pkg/event_handler/main.go
index 99022f74..67658ff2 100644
--- a/pkg/event_handler/main.go
+++ b/pkg/event_handler/main.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, stop context.CancelFunc, cfg *conf.GlobalConfig,
 	}
 	go func() {
 		for event := range watcher.ResultChan() {
-			err = handler.Handle(ctx, &event)
-			if err != nil {
+			err2 := handler.Handle(ctx, &event)
+			if err2 != nil {
 				log.Printf("[event handler] failed to Handle workflow event %s", err) // ERROR
 			}
 		}