diff --git a/cmd/flux/events.go b/cmd/flux/events.go
index 299d4c4af2..b9ee52cbfc 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/events.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/events.go
@@ -244,11 +244,7 @@ func eventsCmdWatchRun(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.WithWatch, listOpt
 			hdr = getHeaders(showNs)
 			firstIteration = false
 		}
-		if err = printers.TablePrinter(hdr).Print(os.Stdout, [][]string{rows}); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return nil
+		return printers.TablePrinter(hdr).Print(os.Stdout, [][]string{rows})
 	}
 
 	for _, refOpts := range refListOpts {