diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index edf078502..ba142bbfd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240926041705-dc03077c038e
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928082459-2d7a47c42bfc
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928202509-ea4f3d0f6f99
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240928083227-66de10e147bc
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20240912041232-273c893e4e51
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fae212d62..ebd362cb2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10 h1:shjQe98Co9zBlDzQkxb5IJEWtReSl7q
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10/go.mod h1:KCEt6+W/Yn1Vc48pYXeLf0mGK52kJhvt+rcaUVsIaKQ=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240926041705-dc03077c038e h1:/N2qUkIcQ8VaZbmy28grdhVBbNXO6KLZRdz6F2siNeY=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240926041705-dc03077c038e/go.mod h1:5rKPDwwN9qm//xASFCZ83nyYEanHxxhc7pZ8AC4lukY=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928082459-2d7a47c42bfc h1:vXIj/gsKtCPO4OTLbXWOrKOoIAaqZi3sDjniQfcFuPs=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928082459-2d7a47c42bfc/go.mod h1:+LjOIsTEpEsaW4dpOAa5PueCf6hTShgzbB0+c+KT4K0=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928202509-ea4f3d0f6f99 h1:67SwvL0CAMQPF0yCTrnLWxQFvLMcZPwR06YjmjMeYzE=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240928202509-ea4f3d0f6f99/go.mod h1:+LjOIsTEpEsaW4dpOAa5PueCf6hTShgzbB0+c+KT4K0=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240928083227-66de10e147bc h1:rcpUSxWdWOVlC4auITDsLVD8mkDwKoO5ngGUEW1GARg=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240928083227-66de10e147bc/go.mod h1:y3+nKeFC4lXl3nEHGAXUtoRopMfxd7um7GOQzZWcdi8=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
diff --git a/pkg/util/proxy/streamtunnel_test.go b/pkg/util/proxy/streamtunnel_test.go
index cebf9bc04..61f337dd8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/proxy/streamtunnel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/proxy/streamtunnel_test.go
@@ -357,14 +357,14 @@ func TestTunnelingWebsocketUpgraderConn_LocalRemoteAddress(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTunnelingWebsocketUpgraderConn_SetDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := &tunnelingWebsocketUpgraderConn{conn: &mockConn{}}
 	expected := time.Now()
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetDeadline(expected), "SetDeadline does not return error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetDeadline(expected), "SetDeadline does not return error")
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, tc.conn.(*mockConn).readDeadline, "SetDeadline() sets read deadline")
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, tc.conn.(*mockConn).writeDeadline, "SetDeadline() sets write deadline")
 	expected = time.Now()
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetWriteDeadline(expected), "SetWriteDeadline does not return error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetWriteDeadline(expected), "SetWriteDeadline does not return error")
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, tc.conn.(*mockConn).writeDeadline, "Expected write deadline set")
 	expected = time.Now()
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetReadDeadline(expected), "SetReadDeadline does not return error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetReadDeadline(expected), "SetReadDeadline does not return error")
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, tc.conn.(*mockConn).readDeadline, "Expected read deadline set")
 	expectedErr := fmt.Errorf("deadline error")
 	tc = &tunnelingWebsocketUpgraderConn{conn: &mockConn{deadlineErr: expectedErr}}
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ func TestTunnelingWebsocketUpgraderConn_SetDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedErr, actualErr, "SetDeadline() expected error returned")
 	// Connection nil, returns nil error.
 	tc.conn = nil
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetDeadline(expected), "SetDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetWriteDeadline(expected), "SetWriteDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
-	assert.Nil(t, tc.SetReadDeadline(expected), "SetReadDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetDeadline(expected), "SetDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetWriteDeadline(expected), "SetWriteDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
+	assert.NoError(t, tc.SetReadDeadline(expected), "SetReadDeadline() with nil connection always returns nil error")
 }
 
 var expectedContentLengthHeaders = http.Header{