diff --git a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/apply.go b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/apply.go
index 5fa4a6c88..bfe92ea9d 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/apply.go
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) createManifestObject(
 	}
 	createdObj, err := r.spokeDynamicClient.Resource(*gvr).Namespace(manifestObject.GetNamespace()).Create(ctx, manifestObject, createOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create manifest object: %w", err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create manifest object: %w", wrappedErr)
 	}
 	return createdObj, nil
 }
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) threeWayMergePatch(
 		Resource(*gvr).Namespace(manifestObj.GetNamespace()).
 		Patch(ctx, manifestObj.GetName(), patch.Type(), data, patchOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to patch the manifest object: %w", err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to patch the manifest object: %w", wrappedErr)
 	}
 	return patchedObj, nil
 }
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) serverSideApply(
 		Resource(*gvr).Namespace(manifestObj.GetNamespace()).
 		Apply(ctx, manifestObj.GetName(), manifestObj, applyOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply the manifest object: %w", err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply the manifest object: %w", wrappedErr)
 	}
 	return appliedObj, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/drift_detection_takeover.go b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/drift_detection_takeover.go
index f8a2d3c33..b02cddcf9 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/drift_detection_takeover.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/drift_detection_takeover.go
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) takeOverPreExistingObject(
 		Resource(*gvr).Namespace(inMemberClusterObjCopy.GetNamespace()).
 		Update(ctx, inMemberClusterObjCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to take over the object: %w", err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to take over the object: %w", wrappedErr)
 	}
 
 	return takenOverInMemberClusterObj, nil, nil
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) removeLeftBehindAppliedWorkOwnerRefs(ctx context.Context, o
 		switch {
 		case err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err):
 			// An unexpected error occurred.
-			_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get the Work object: %w", err)
+			wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get the Work object: %w", wrappedErr)
 		case err == nil:
 			// The AppliedWork owner reference is valid; no need for removal.
 			//
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/preprocess.go b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/preprocess.go
index 066b3a848..f02b31511 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/preprocess.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/preprocess.go
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) removeOneLeftOverManifest(
 		return nil
 	case err != nil:
 		// Failed to retrieve the object from the member cluster.
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve the object from the member cluster (gvr=%+v, manifestObj=%+v): %w", gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve the object from the member cluster (gvr=%+v, manifestObj=%+v): %w", gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), wrappedErr)
 	case inMemberClusterObj.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil:
 		// The object has been marked for deletion; no further action is needed.
 		return nil
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) removeOneLeftOverManifest(
 		removeOwnerRef(inMemberClusterObj, expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef)
 		if _, err := r.spokeDynamicClient.Resource(gvr).Namespace(manifestNamespace).Update(ctx, inMemberClusterObj, metav1.UpdateOptions{}); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			// Failed to drop the ownership.
-			_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+			wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to drop the ownership of the object (gvr=%+v, manifestObj=%+v, inMemberClusterObj=%+v, expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef=%+v): %w",
-				gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), klog.KObj(inMemberClusterObj), *expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef, err)
+				gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), klog.KObj(inMemberClusterObj), *expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef, wrappedErr)
 		}
 	default:
 		// Fleet is the sole owner of the object; in this case, Fleet will delete the object.
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) removeOneLeftOverManifest(
 		}
 		if err := r.spokeDynamicClient.Resource(gvr).Namespace(manifestNamespace).Delete(ctx, manifestName, deleteOpts); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			// Failed to delete the object from the member cluster.
-			_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
+			wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(false, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete the object (gvr=%+v, manifestObj=%+v, inMemberClusterObj=%+v, expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef=%+v): %w",
-				gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), klog.KObj(inMemberClusterObj), *expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef, err)
+				gvr, klog.KRef(manifestNamespace, manifestName), klog.KObj(inMemberClusterObj), *expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef, wrappedErr)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/process.go b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/process.go
index 64cdde036..44a154cd2 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/workapplier/process.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/workapplier/process.go
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ func (r *Reconciler) findInMemberClusterObjectFor(
 		return false
 	default:
 		// An unexpected error has occurred.
-		_ = controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
-		bundle.applyErr = fmt.Errorf("failed to find the corresponding object for the manifest object in the member cluster: %w", err)
+		wrappedErr := controller.NewAPIServerError(true, err)
+		bundle.applyErr = fmt.Errorf("failed to find the corresponding object for the manifest object in the member cluster: %w", wrappedErr)
 		bundle.applyResTyp = ManifestProcessingApplyResultTypeFailedToFindObjInMemberCluster
-		klog.ErrorS(err,
+		klog.ErrorS(wrappedErr,
 			"Failed to find the corresponding object for the manifest object in the member cluster",
 			"work", klog.KObj(work), "GVR", *bundle.gvr, "manifestObj", klog.KObj(bundle.manifestObj),
 			"expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef", *expectedAppliedWorkOwnerRef)