diff --git a/pkg/csplugin/broker.go b/pkg/csplugin/broker.go
index c8cc94e78..4da994522 100644
--- a/pkg/csplugin/broker.go
+++ b/pkg/csplugin/broker.go
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ func (pb *PluginBroker) loadNotificationPlugin(name string, binaryPath string) (
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(binaryPath)
 	cmd.SysProcAttr, err = getProcessAtr(pb.pluginProcConfig.User, pb.pluginProcConfig.Group)
-	cmd.SysProcAttr.Credential.NoSetGroups = true
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "while getting process attributes")
 	}
+	cmd.SysProcAttr.Credential.NoSetGroups = true
 	pb.pluginMap[name] = &NotifierPlugin{}
 	l := log.New()
 	err = types.ConfigureLogger(l)