diff --git a/scraper/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go b/scraper/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
index fda3d00bf0a1..2ea593bac504 100644
--- a/scraper/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
+++ b/scraper/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
@@ -126,13 +126,10 @@ func NewMetricsScraperControllerReceiver(
 		telSet.Logger = telSet.Logger.With(zap.String("scraper", sc.metricsScrapers[i].id.String()))
 		var obsScrp scraper.ScrapeMetricsFunc
 		obsScrp, err = newObsMetrics(sc.metricsScrapers[i].ScrapeMetrics, set.ID, sc.metricsScrapers[i].id, telSet)
-		if err != nil {
+		if obsScrp == nil || err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		sc.obsMetricsScrapers[i], err = scraper.NewMetrics(obsScrp, scraper.WithStart(sc.metricsScrapers[i].Metrics.Start), scraper.WithShutdown(sc.metricsScrapers[i].Metrics.Shutdown))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 	}
 
 	return sc, nil