diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f8dd1bb..6a5af2d 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func Get() Config {
 	v.MustBindEnv("podmetadata.nodename", "NODE_NAME")
 	v.MustBindEnv("podmetadata.podname", "POD_NAME")
 
-	v.MustBindEnv("keepalive", "KEEP_ALIVE")
-	v.MustBindEnv("keepalivetimeout", "KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT")
+	_ = v.BindEnv("keepalive", "KEEP_ALIVE")
+	_ = v.BindEnv("keepalivetimeout", "KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT")
 
 	_ = v.BindEnv("log.level", "LOG_LEVEL")
 
diff --git a/internal/proxy/client.go b/internal/proxy/client.go
index d4c5bb7..2309028 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/client.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/client.go
@@ -165,11 +165,10 @@ func (c *Client) run(ctx context.Context, stream cloudproxyv1alpha.CloudProxyAPI
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-stream.Context().Done():
-			return fmt.Errorf("stream closed")
+			return fmt.Errorf("stream closed %w", stream.Context().Err())
 		case <-time.After(time.Duration(c.keepAlive.Load())):
 			if !c.isAlive() {
-				if c.lastSeenError.Load() != nil {
-					err := c.lastSeenError.Load()
+				if err := c.lastSeenError.Load(); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("recived error: %w", *err)
 				}
 				return fmt.Errorf("last seen too old, closing stream")
diff --git a/internal/proxy/client_test.go b/internal/proxy/client_test.go
index 20ecdd3..0a1c446 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/client_test.go
@@ -447,6 +447,21 @@ func TestClient_run(t *testing.T) {
 			wantLastSeenUpdated: true,
 			wantErr:             true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "stream not alive",
+			args: args{
+				ctx: func() context.Context {
+					return context.Background()
+				},
+				tuneMockStream: func(m *mock_proxy.MockCloudProxyAPI_StreamCloudProxyClient) {
+					m.EXPECT().Send(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()         // expected 0 or 1 times
+					m.EXPECT().Context().Return(context.Background()).AnyTimes() // expected 0 or 1 times
+					m.EXPECT().Recv().Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("test error"))
+				},
+			},
+			wantLastSeenUpdated: false,
+			wantErr:             true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
@@ -455,7 +470,7 @@ func TestClient_run(t *testing.T) {
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 			defer ctrl.Finish()
 
-			c := New(nil, nil, logrus.New(), "clusterID", "version", time.Second, time.Minute)
+			c := New(nil, nil, logrus.New(), "clusterID", "version", time.Second, time.Second)
 			stream := mock_proxy.NewMockCloudProxyAPI_StreamCloudProxyClient(ctrl)
 			if tt.args.tuneMockStream != nil {
 				tt.args.tuneMockStream(stream)