diff --git a/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store.go b/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store.go
index 5a06ef6e..1841b2fe 100644
--- a/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store.go
+++ b/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store.go
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ func (s *Store) WatchNames(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, w t
 				} else {
 					logrus.Debugf("WatchNames received error: %v", item)
 				}
+				result <- item
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store_test.go b/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store_test.go
index 062a7bee..3d637e7a 100644
--- a/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stores/proxyalpha/proxy_store_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@ func receiveUntil(wc chan watch.Event, d time.Duration) error {
 	timer := time.NewTicker(d)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 	secretNames := []string{"testsecret1", "testsecret2"}
+	errMsgs := []string{"err1", "err2", "err3"}
 	for {
 		select {
 		case event, ok := <-wc:
@@ -690,7 +692,13 @@ func receiveUntil(wc chan watch.Event, d time.Duration) error {
 			}
 
 			if event.Type == watch.Error {
-				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("watch chan should not have sent events of type [%s]", watch.Error))
+				status, ok := event.Object.(*metav1.Status)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				if strings.HasSuffix(status.Message, errMsgs[0]) {
+					errMsgs = errMsgs[1:]
+				}
 			}
 			secret, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Secret)
 			if !ok {
@@ -699,7 +707,7 @@ func receiveUntil(wc chan watch.Event, d time.Duration) error {
 			if secret.Name == secretNames[0] {
 				secretNames = secretNames[1:]
 			}
-			if len(secretNames) == 0 {
+			if len(secretNames) == 0 && len(errMsgs) == 0 {
 				return nil
 			}
 			continue