diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
index b88870d0b..6e015e332 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) HandleFlagdProxy(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) deployFlagdProxy(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ownerReferences, err := f.getOwnerReferences(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		f.Log.Error(err, "unable to create owner reference for open-feature-operator, not appending")
-	}
+	ownerReferences := f.getOwnerReferences(ctx)
 
 	f.Log.Info("deploying the flagd-proxy")
 	if err := f.Client.Create(ctx, f.newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReferences)); err != nil && !errors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
@@ -188,11 +185,7 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) doesFlagdProxyExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, erro
 		return false, err
 	}
 	// generate new Deployment struct
-	ownerReferences, err := f.getOwnerReferences(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		f.Log.Error(err, "unable to create owner reference for open-feature-operator, not appending")
-	}
-	newDeployment := f.newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReferences)
+	newDeployment := f.newFlagdProxyManifest(f.getOwnerReferences(ctx))
 
 	if !f.isFlagdProxyUpToDate(d, newDeployment) {
 		f.Log.Info("flagd-proxy Deployment changed, updating")
@@ -229,7 +222,7 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) getOwnerReference(ctx context.Context) (metav1.Owner
 
 }
 
-func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context) ([]metav1.OwnerReference, error) {
+func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context) []metav1.OwnerReference {
 	ownerReferences := []metav1.OwnerReference{}
 	ownerReference, err := f.getOwnerReference(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -237,5 +230,5 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) getOwnerReferences(ctx context.Context) ([]metav1.Ow
 	} else {
 		ownerReferences = append(ownerReferences, ownerReference)
 	}
-	return ownerReferences, nil
+	return ownerReferences
 }