diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 3159e7bc..57541c71 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	appsinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func NewController(
 	// Create event broadcaster
 	// Add sample-controller types to the default Kubernetes Scheme so Events can be
 	// logged for sample-controller types.
-	samplescheme.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
+	utilruntime.Must(samplescheme.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme))
 	glog.V(4).Info("Creating event broadcaster")
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)