diff --git a/service/node.go b/service/node.go
index f7e35cb..c5ff148 100644
--- a/service/node.go
+++ b/service/node.go
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ func (s *service) addNodeInformationIntoArray(ctx context.Context, array *Storag
 		log.Debugf("Fetching IP address of custom network for NFS I/O traffic")
 		nodeIps, err = utils.GetNFSClientIP(s.opts.allowedNetworks)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to find IP address corresponding to the allowed network with error", err.Error())
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to find IP address corresponding to the allowed network with error %s", err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/service/utils/emcutils.go b/service/utils/emcutils.go
index 9c664f6..1effc64 100644
--- a/service/utils/emcutils.go
+++ b/service/utils/emcutils.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func GetNFSClientIP(allowedNetworks []string) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	nodeIPs, err := GetAddresses(allowedNetworks, addrs)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return nodeIPs, nil
 }
diff --git a/service/utils/emcutils_test.go b/service/utils/emcutils_test.go
index ae57fae..84a3e16 100644
--- a/service/utils/emcutils_test.go
+++ b/service/utils/emcutils_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetAddresses(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type errorTestCases struct {
 		description       string
 		addrs             []net.Addr
@@ -49,16 +48,20 @@ func TestGetAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			description: "multiple networks, multiple addresses-successful",
-			addrs: []net.Addr{&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
-				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.2.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)}},
+			addrs: []net.Addr{
+				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
+				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.2.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
+			},
 			networkAddresses:  []string{"192.168.1.0/24", "192.168.2.0/24"},
 			expectedAddresses: []string{"192.168.1.1", "192.168.2.1"},
 			expectedError:     "",
 		},
 		{
 			description: "multiple networks, one erroneous address",
-			addrs: []net.Addr{&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
-				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.3.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)}},
+			addrs: []net.Addr{
+				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
+				&net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.3.1"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32)},
+			},
 			networkAddresses:  []string{"192.168.1.0/24", "192.168.2.0/24"},
 			expectedAddresses: []string{"192.168.1.1"},
 			expectedError:     "",