diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b580748401..324765683a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.1.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220210224613-90d013bbcef8
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104075248-4bad65698270
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104195249-20250459e6c2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221103075033-9e85d3af4ae2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20221012153701-172d655c2280
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104075248-4bad65698270
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104195249-20250459e6c2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221103075033-9e85d3af4ae2
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 63e6aed0fa..7d2610d6c2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104075248-4bad65698270 h1:KC6Bw3yZDigxwsAHhJ0gUZftgbCPq0vWpHWS5JxWA/E=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104075248-4bad65698270/go.mod h1:O7KYltqKbaDavU20bYboF3FKNWyQen8XmDYgb8+Kat0=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104195249-20250459e6c2 h1:LLS5URpPMtPRoB9zYHFCYDsxyPMTtDorf8eg10LbZKk=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221104195249-20250459e6c2/go.mod h1:O7KYltqKbaDavU20bYboF3FKNWyQen8XmDYgb8+Kat0=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221103075033-9e85d3af4ae2 h1:0nhI6fiyouN4H8MXOcMcCOybGhw4FgxwQbadTKPIRlA=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221103075033-9e85d3af4ae2/go.mod h1:zSkBXgO5G/dSQOe256tx5Yo2OJytojpY3bsXu/4/ZJE=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
diff --git a/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go b/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
index dd7e0aa12e..951965e95e 100644
--- a/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
+++ b/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
@@ -292,8 +292,9 @@ func getKey(event *eventsv1.Event) eventKey {
 
 // StartStructuredLogging starts sending events received from this EventBroadcaster to the structured logging function.
 // The return value can be ignored or used to stop recording, if desired.
+// TODO: this function should also return an error.
 func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartStructuredLogging(verbosity klog.Level) func() {
-	return e.StartEventWatcher(
+	stopWatcher, err := e.StartEventWatcher(
 		func(obj runtime.Object) {
 			event, ok := obj.(*eventsv1.Event)
 			if !ok {
@@ -302,19 +303,20 @@ func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartStructuredLogging(verbosity klog.Level) func
 			}
 			klog.V(verbosity).InfoS("Event occurred", "object", klog.KRef(event.Regarding.Namespace, event.Regarding.Name), "kind", event.Regarding.Kind, "apiVersion", event.Regarding.APIVersion, "type", event.Type, "reason", event.Reason, "action", event.Action, "note", event.Note)
 		})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to start event watcher: '%v'", err)
+		return func() {}
+	}
+	return stopWatcher
 }
 
 // StartEventWatcher starts sending events received from this EventBroadcaster to the given event handler function.
 // The return value is used to stop recording
-func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartEventWatcher(eventHandler func(event runtime.Object)) func() {
+func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartEventWatcher(eventHandler func(event runtime.Object)) (func(), error) {
 	watcher, err := e.Watch()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Unable start event watcher: '%v' (will not retry!)", err)
-		// TODO: Rewrite the function signature to return an error, for
-		// now just return a no-op function
-		return func() {
-			klog.Error("The event watcher failed to start")
-		}
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	go func() {
 		defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
@@ -326,10 +328,10 @@ func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartEventWatcher(eventHandler func(event runtime
 			eventHandler(watchEvent.Object)
 		}
 	}()
-	return watcher.Stop
+	return watcher.Stop, nil
 }
 
-func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) startRecordingEvents(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
+func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) startRecordingEvents(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	eventHandler := func(obj runtime.Object) {
 		event, ok := obj.(*eventsv1.Event)
 		if !ok {
@@ -338,18 +340,26 @@ func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) startRecordingEvents(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 		}
 		e.recordToSink(event, clock.RealClock{})
 	}
-	stopWatcher := e.StartEventWatcher(eventHandler)
+	stopWatcher, err := e.StartEventWatcher(eventHandler)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	go func() {
 		<-stopCh
 		stopWatcher()
 	}()
+	return nil
 }
 
 // StartRecordingToSink starts sending events received from the specified eventBroadcaster to the given sink.
 func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) StartRecordingToSink(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	go wait.Until(e.refreshExistingEventSeries, refreshTime, stopCh)
 	go wait.Until(e.finishSeries, finishTime, stopCh)
-	e.startRecordingEvents(stopCh)
+	err := e.startRecordingEvents(stopCh)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("unexpected type, expected eventsv1.Event")
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 type eventBroadcasterAdapterImpl struct {
diff --git a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
index 17097aae53..08cc9b2650 100644
--- a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
+++ b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ func TestEventSeriesf(t *testing.T) {
 	// Don't call StartRecordingToSink, as we don't need neither refreshing event
 	// series nor finishing them in this tests and additional events updated would
 	// race with our expected ones.
-	broadcaster.startRecordingEvents(stopCh)
+	err = broadcaster.startRecordingEvents(stopCh)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	recorder.Eventf(regarding, related, isomorphicEvent.Type, isomorphicEvent.Reason, isomorphicEvent.Action, isomorphicEvent.Note, []interface{}{1})
 	// read from the chan as this was needed only to populate the cache
 	<-createEvent
diff --git a/tools/events/interfaces.go b/tools/events/interfaces.go
index 57bfa1ce81..20f8ca05da 100644
--- a/tools/events/interfaces.go
+++ b/tools/events/interfaces.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type EventBroadcaster interface {
 	// of StartRecordingToSink. This lets you also process events in a custom way (e.g. in tests).
 	// NOTE: events received on your eventHandler should be copied before being used.
 	// TODO: figure out if this can be removed.
-	StartEventWatcher(eventHandler func(event runtime.Object)) func()
+	StartEventWatcher(eventHandler func(event runtime.Object)) (func(), error)
 
 	// StartStructuredLogging starts sending events received from this EventBroadcaster to the structured
 	// logging function. The return value can be ignored or used to stop recording, if desired.