diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
index 2a444a2e5..502f4338f 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ func (d *descheduler) runDeschedulerLoop(ctx context.Context, nodes []*v1.Node)
 	if d.rs.DryRun {
 		klog.V(3).Infof("Building a cached client from the cluster for the dry run")
 		// Create a new cache so we start from scratch without any leftovers
-		fakeClient, err := cachedClient(d.rs.Client, d.podLister, d.nodeLister, d.namespaceLister, d.priorityClassLister)
+		fakeClient := fakeclientset.NewSimpleClientset()
+		// simulate a pod eviction by deleting a pod
+		fakeClient.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionFnc(fakeClient))
+		err := cachedClient(d.rs.Client, fakeClient, d.podLister, d.nodeLister, d.namespaceLister, d.priorityClassLister)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -308,16 +311,8 @@ func validateVersionCompatibility(discovery discovery.DiscoveryInterface, versio
 	return nil
 }
 
-func cachedClient(
-	realClient clientset.Interface,
-	podLister listersv1.PodLister,
-	nodeLister listersv1.NodeLister,
-	namespaceLister listersv1.NamespaceLister,
-	priorityClassLister schedulingv1.PriorityClassLister,
-) (clientset.Interface, error) {
-	fakeClient := fakeclientset.NewSimpleClientset()
-	// simulate a pod eviction by deleting a pod
-	fakeClient.PrependReactor("create", "pods", func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+func podEvictionReactionFnc(fakeClient *fakeclientset.Clientset) func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+	return func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
 		if action.GetSubresource() == "eviction" {
 			createAct, matched := action.(core.CreateActionImpl)
 			if !matched {
@@ -334,54 +329,63 @@ func cachedClient(
 		}
 		// fallback to the default reactor
 		return false, nil, nil
-	})
+	}
+}
 
+func cachedClient(
+	realClient clientset.Interface,
+	fakeClient *fakeclientset.Clientset,
+	podLister listersv1.PodLister,
+	nodeLister listersv1.NodeLister,
+	namespaceLister listersv1.NamespaceLister,
+	priorityClassLister schedulingv1.PriorityClassLister,
+) error {
 	klog.V(3).Infof("Pulling resources for the cached client from the cluster")
 	pods, err := podLister.List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to list pods: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list pods: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range pods {
 		if _, err := fakeClient.CoreV1().Pods(item.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), item, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to copy pod: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to copy pod: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	nodes, err := nodeLister.List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to list nodes: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list nodes: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range nodes {
 		if _, err := fakeClient.CoreV1().Nodes().Create(context.TODO(), item, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to copy node: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to copy node: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	namespaces, err := namespaceLister.List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to list namespaces: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list namespaces: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range namespaces {
 		if _, err := fakeClient.CoreV1().Namespaces().Create(context.TODO(), item, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to copy namespace: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to copy namespace: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	priorityClasses, err := priorityClassLister.List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to list priorityclasses: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list priorityclasses: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range priorityClasses {
 		if _, err := fakeClient.SchedulingV1().PriorityClasses().Create(context.TODO(), item, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to copy priorityclass: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to copy priorityclass: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fakeClient, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func RunDeschedulerStrategies(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer, deschedulerPolicy *api.DeschedulerPolicy, evictionPolicyGroupVersion string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler_test.go b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler_test.go
index 0a5d39f42..6e5ce01b0 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestTaintsUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var evictedPods []string
-	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionFuc(&evictedPods))
+	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionTestingFnc(&evictedPods))
 
 	internalDeschedulerPolicy := &api.DeschedulerPolicy{}
 	scope := scope{}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var evictedPods []string
-	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionFuc(&evictedPods))
+	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionTestingFnc(&evictedPods))
 
 	internalDeschedulerPolicy := &api.DeschedulerPolicy{}
 	scope := scope{}
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestValidateVersionCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func podEvictionReactionFuc(evictedPods *[]string) func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+func podEvictionReactionTestingFnc(evictedPods *[]string) func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
 	return func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
 		if action.GetSubresource() == "eviction" {
 			createAct, matched := action.(core.CreateActionImpl)
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestPodEvictorReset(t *testing.T) {
 	rs.EventClient = eventClient
 
 	var evictedPods []string
-	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionFuc(&evictedPods))
+	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", podEvictionReactionTestingFnc(&evictedPods))
 
 	sharedInformerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(rs.Client, 0, informers.WithTransform(trimManagedFields))
 	eventBroadcaster, eventRecorder := utils.GetRecorderAndBroadcaster(ctx, client)