diff --git a/src/main/kubeconfig-manager.ts b/src/main/kubeconfig-manager.ts
index b0234ab250..334c6d577a 100644
--- a/src/main/kubeconfig-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/kubeconfig-manager.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class KubeconfigManager {
 
   getPath() {
     // create proxy kubeconfig if it is removed
-    if (!this.tempFile || !fs.pathExistsSync(this.tempFile)) {
+    if (this.tempFile && !fs.pathExistsSync(this.tempFile)) {
       this.tempFile = this.createProxyKubeconfig();
     }