diff --git a/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go b/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
index c0bbeb87e0..c1e54f9c94 100644
--- a/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ func NewHollowKubelet(
 
 // Starts this HollowKubelet and blocks.
 func (hk *HollowKubelet) Run() {
-	kubeletapp.RunKubelet(hk.KubeletFlags, hk.KubeletConfiguration, hk.KubeletDeps, false, false)
+	if err := kubeletapp.RunKubelet(hk.KubeletFlags, hk.KubeletConfiguration, hk.KubeletDeps, false, false); err != nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Failed to run HollowKubelet: %v. Exiting.", err)
+	}
 	select {}
 }