diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
index f1eaa3a3b4b1..da59e80f12bb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func finishRequest(timeout time.Duration, fn resultFunc) (result runtime.Object,
 		if result, err := fn(); err != nil {
 			errCh <- err
 		} else {
+			panic("test panic")
 			ch <- result
 		}
 	}()