diff --git a/test/integration/util/integration_logger.go b/test/integration/util/integration_logger.go
index d34a6511b7..4174f5787d 100644
--- a/test/integration/util/integration_logger.go
+++ b/test/integration/util/integration_logger.go
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ func StartLog(logPath string) error {
 	logFileName := fmt.Sprintf("integration_%d-%d-%d_%02d-%02d-%02d.log", t.Year(), t.Month(),
 		t.Day(), t.Hour(), t.Minute(), t.Second())
 	logPath = path.Join(logPath, logFileName)
-	logFile, err := os.OpenFile(logPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0644)
+
+	var err error
+	logFile, err = os.OpenFile(logPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}