diff --git a/pkg/util/azureutil/absfactory/client.go b/pkg/util/azureutil/absfactory/client.go
index a03fc585f..7d6dafae1 100644
--- a/pkg/util/azureutil/absfactory/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/azureutil/absfactory/client.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func NewClientFromSecret(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, namespace, absSecret stri
 		}
 	}()
 
-	w = &ABSClient{}
 	se, err := kubecli.CoreV1().Secrets(namespace).Get(absSecret, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get k8s secret: %v", err)
@@ -58,6 +57,5 @@ func NewClientFromSecret(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, namespace, absSecret stri
 	}
 
 	abs := bc.GetBlobService()
-	w.ABS = &abs
-	return w, nil
+	return &ABSClient{ABS: &abs}, nil
 }