diff --git a/pkg/errors/utils.go b/pkg/errors/utils.go
index 83f889d6e..2d6ceef9d 100644
--- a/pkg/errors/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/errors/utils.go
@@ -67,16 +67,17 @@ func Is(err error, target error) bool {
 }
 
 func FromError(err error) (*ErrorType, bool) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil, true
+	}
 	if errType, ok := err.(*ErrorType); ok {
 		return errType, true
 	}
-
 	if errStatus, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
 		if errType, ok := Convert(errStatus.Message()); ok {
 			return errType, true
 		}
 	}
-
 	return ErrUnknown.WithMessage(err.Error()), false
 }
 
diff --git a/vsctl/command/util.go b/vsctl/command/util.go
index be3726ac6..5feeee696 100644
--- a/vsctl/command/util.go
+++ b/vsctl/command/util.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ func IsDNS1123Subdomain(value string) bool {
 }
 
 func Error(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
 	e, _ := errors.FromError(err)
 	if e.Message == "" {
 		return e.Description