diff --git a/pkg/api/static/static_test.go b/pkg/api/static/static_test.go
index 2047534cb8d..1c4626886b0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/static/static_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/static/static_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ func TestStatic(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a temporary directory for test files
 	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "static-test")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
 
 	// Create test files
 	testFiles := map[string]string{