diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/journald/journald.go b/bootstrapper/internal/journald/journald.go
index 3854310c8..bf040a1a0 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/journald/journald.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/journald/journald.go
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ type Collector struct {
 // NewCollector creates a new Collector for journald logs.
 func NewCollector(ctx context.Context) (*Collector, error) {
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "journalctl")
-	if cmd.Err != nil {
-		return nil, cmd.Err
-	}
 	stdoutPipe, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err