diff --git a/cmd/flux/events.go b/cmd/flux/events.go
index 0d467dafca..299d4c4af2 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/events.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/events.go
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func eventsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), rootArgs.timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	err := validateEventTypes(eventArgs.filterTypes)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := validateEventTypes(eventArgs.filterTypes); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ func eventsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	var diffRefNs bool
 	clientListOpts := []client.ListOption{client.InNamespace(*kubeconfigArgs.Namespace)}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	var refListOpts [][]client.ListOption
 	if eventArgs.forSelector != "" {
 		kind, name := getKindNameFromSelector(eventArgs.forSelector)
@@ -163,8 +159,7 @@ func eventsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	headers := getHeaders(showNamespace)
-	err = printers.TablePrinter(headers).Print(cmd.OutOrStdout(), rows)
-	return err
+	return printers.TablePrinter(headers).Print(cmd.OutOrStdout(), rows)
 }
 
 func getRows(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.Client, clientListOpts []client.ListOption, refListOpts [][]client.ListOption, showNs bool) ([][]string, error) {
@@ -198,8 +193,7 @@ func addEventsToList(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.Client, el *corev1.E
 	err := runtimeresource.FollowContinue(listOpts,
 		func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			newEvents := &corev1.EventList{}
-			err := kubeclient.List(ctx, newEvents, clientListOpts...)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := kubeclient.List(ctx, newEvents, clientListOpts...); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting events: %w", err)
 			}
 			el.Items = append(el.Items, newEvents.Items...)
@@ -250,8 +244,7 @@ func eventsCmdWatchRun(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.WithWatch, listOpt
 			hdr = getHeaders(showNs)
 			firstIteration = false
 		}
-		err = printers.TablePrinter(hdr).Print(os.Stdout, [][]string{rows})
-		if err != nil {
+		if err = printers.TablePrinter(hdr).Print(os.Stdout, [][]string{rows}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -264,8 +257,7 @@ func eventsCmdWatchRun(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.WithWatch, listOpt
 			return err
 		}
 		go func() {
-			err := receiveEventChan(ctx, refEventWatch, handleEvent)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := receiveEventChan(ctx, refEventWatch, handleEvent); err != nil {
 				logger.Failuref("error watching events: %s", err.Error())
 			}
 		}()
@@ -331,22 +323,21 @@ func getObjectRef(ctx context.Context, kubeclient client.Client, ref refInfo, na
 		Name:      name,
 	}
 
-	err := kubeclient.Get(ctx, objName, obj)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := kubeclient.Get(ctx, objName, obj); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var ok bool
 	refKind := ref.kind
 	if refKind == "" {
 		kindField := append(ref.field, "kind")
-		refKind, ok, err = unstructured.NestedString(obj.Object, kindField...)
+		specKind, ok, err := unstructured.NestedString(obj.Object, kindField...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field '%s' for '%s' not found", strings.Join(kindField, "."), objName)
 		}
+		refKind = specKind
 	}
 
 	nameField := append(ref.field, "name")