diff --git a/pkg/collector/collector.go b/pkg/collector/collector.go
index e1e2502..645d0b3 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/collector.go
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ func (p *PluginNotFoundError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("no plugin found for %s", p.metricTypeName)
 }
 
+func (p *PluginNotFoundError) Is(target error) bool {
+	t, ok := target.(*PluginNotFoundError)
+	_ = t
+	return ok
+}
+
 func (c *CollectorFactory) RegisterPodsCollector(metricCollector string, plugin CollectorPlugin) error {
 	if metricCollector == "" {
 		c.podsPlugins.Any = plugin
diff --git a/pkg/provider/hpa.go b/pkg/provider/hpa.go
index 649c09e..b8a0ec4 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/hpa.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/hpa.go
@@ -161,10 +161,8 @@ func (p *HPAProvider) updateHPAs() error {
 				c, err := p.collectorFactory.NewCollector(&hpa, config, interval)
 				if err != nil {
 
-					// Only log when it's not a PluginNotFoundError AND flag disregardIncompatibleHPAs is true
-					var pluginNotFoundError *collector.PluginNotFoundError
-
-					if !(errors.As(err, &pluginNotFoundError) && p.disregardIncompatibleHPAs) {
+          // Only log when it's not a PluginNotFoundError AND flag disregardIncompatibleHPAs is true
+					if !(errors.Is(err, &collector.PluginNotFoundError{}) && p.disregardIncompatibleHPAs) {
 						p.recorder.Eventf(&hpa, apiv1.EventTypeWarning, "CreateNewMetricsCollector", "Failed to create new metrics collector: %v", err)
 					}