diff --git a/pkg/fio/fio.go b/pkg/fio/fio.go
index 69e4e7b..2cecdd0 100644
--- a/pkg/fio/fio.go
+++ b/pkg/fio/fio.go
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ func (f *FIOrunner) RunFioHelper(ctx context.Context, args *RunFIOArgs) (*RunFIO
 	fmt.Println("PVC created", pvc.Name)
 
 	pod, err := f.fioSteps.createPod(ctx, pvc.Name, configMap.Name, testFileName, args.Namespace, args.Image)
-	defer func() {
-		_ = f.fioSteps.deletePod(context.TODO(), pod.Name, args.Namespace)
-	}()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to create POD")
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = f.fioSteps.deletePod(context.TODO(), pod.Name, args.Namespace)
+	}()
 	fmt.Println("Pod created", pod.Name)
 	fmt.Printf("Running FIO test (%s) on StorageClass (%s) with a PVC of Size (%s)\n", testFileName, args.StorageClass, args.Size)
 	fioOutput, err := f.fioSteps.runFIOCommand(ctx, pod.Name, ContainerName, testFileName, args.Namespace)
diff --git a/pkg/fio/fio_test.go b/pkg/fio/fio_test.go
index 7a36a8e..f53d1f3 100644
--- a/pkg/fio/fio_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fio/fio_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (s *FIOTestSuite) TestRunFioHelper(c *C) {
 				Namespace:    "foo",
 			},
 			checker:       NotNil,
-			expectedSteps: []string{"VN", "SCE", "LCM", "CPVC", "CPOD", "DPOD", "DPVC", "DCM"},
+			expectedSteps: []string{"VN", "SCE", "LCM", "CPVC", "CPOD", "DPVC", "DCM"},
 		},
 		{ // create PVC error
 			cli: fake.NewSimpleClientset(),