diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e95b845a2..96f431801 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1
-	go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.0
+	go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.1
 	gomodules.xyz/pointer v0.0.0-20201105071923-daf60fa55209
 	gomodules.xyz/x v0.0.0-20201105065653-91c568df6331
 	k8s.io/api v0.18.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6c7b98a38..5f82efeb3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -775,10 +775,10 @@ github.com/yudai/golcs v0.0.0-20170316035057-ecda9a501e82 h1:BHyfKlQyqbsFN5p3Ifn
 github.com/yudai/golcs v0.0.0-20170316035057-ecda9a501e82/go.mod h1:lgjkn3NuSvDfVJdfcVVdX+jpBxNmX4rDAzaS45IcYoM=
 github.com/yudai/pp v2.0.1+incompatible h1:Q4//iY4pNF6yPLZIigmvcl7k/bPgrcTPIFIcmawg5bI=
 github.com/yudai/pp v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:PuxR/8QJ7cyCkFp/aUDS+JY727OFEZkTdatxwunjIkc=
-go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.0 h1:lLnz+v65UuHcpMuWRiINDOI+HmwETNehtjm44+dauMo=
-go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.0/go.mod h1:N7fJxdaBJQ9seOGFg+trJQ3eWwy/ga6YZi0wlvdDQi0=
-go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.0 h1:RyXeFcib/Mr6dwyeSCkvpX8u+696CWXnH3FYXCEYdxs=
-go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xyLTXiI5SEefYKQSNq/ozFpJChwb2Xp+8x4SMJ9180Q=
+go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.1 h1:/n0QGsmVN7BZq7tTellz+NeqcnjOKEwohIKBXECOe2U=
+go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.1/go.mod h1:N7fJxdaBJQ9seOGFg+trJQ3eWwy/ga6YZi0wlvdDQi0=
+go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.1 h1:IVvPi7bhiSBmhJww7FDJzDyVMIw33rq19u8KQEm1Rew=
+go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.1/go.mod h1:WdnkwLs4wb5v0jjQEnhYLTPE90NfdVG6J1ePnT8N4yA=
 go.elastic.co/apm v1.5.0/go.mod h1:OdB9sPtM6Vt7oz3VXt7+KR96i9li74qrxBGHTQygFvk=
 go.elastic.co/apm/module/apmhttp v1.5.0/go.mod h1:1FbmNuyD3ddauwzgVwFB0fqY6KbZt3JkV187tGCYYhY=
 go.elastic.co/apm/module/apmot v1.5.0/go.mod h1:d2KYwhJParTpyw2WnTNy8geNlHKKFX+4oK3YLlsesWE=
diff --git a/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/go.mod b/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/go.mod
index f180726d5..32f7074d6 100644
--- a/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/go.mod
+++ b/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.14
 
 require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.1
-	go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.0
+	go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.18.9
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.9
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.18.9
diff --git a/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/lib.go b/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/lib.go
index 8c060814a..5db6b4f80 100644
--- a/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/lib.go
+++ b/vendor/go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes/lib.go
@@ -230,15 +230,23 @@ func VerifyLicensePeriodically(config *rest.Config, licenseFile string, stopCh <
 			Features: info.ProductName,
 		},
 	}
+
+	if err := verifyLicensePeriodically(le, licenseFile, stopCh); err != nil {
+		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func verifyLicensePeriodically(le *LicenseEnforcer, licenseFile string, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	// Create Kubernetes client
 	err := le.createClients()
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	// Read cluster UID (UID of the "kube-system" namespace)
 	err = le.readClusterUID()
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Periodically verify license with 1 hour interval
@@ -247,12 +255,12 @@ func VerifyLicensePeriodically(config *rest.Config, licenseFile string, stopCh <
 		// Read license from file
 		err = le.readLicenseFromFile()
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+			return false, err
 		}
 		// Validate license
 		_, err = verifier.VerifyLicense(le.opts)
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+			return false, err
 		}
 		klog.Infoln("Successfully verified license!")
 		// return false so that the loop never ends
@@ -281,25 +289,33 @@ func CheckLicenseFile(config *rest.Config, licenseFile string) error {
 			Features: info.ProductName,
 		},
 	}
+
+	if err := checkLicenseFile(le); err != nil {
+		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkLicenseFile(le *LicenseEnforcer) error {
 	// Create Kubernetes client
 	err := le.createClients()
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	// Read cluster UID (UID of the "kube-system" namespace)
 	err = le.readClusterUID()
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	// Read license from file
 	err = le.readLicenseFromFile()
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	// Validate license
 	_, err = verifier.VerifyLicense(le.opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return le.handleLicenseVerificationFailure(err)
+		return err
 	}
 	klog.Infoln("Successfully verified license!")
 	return nil
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 6ddb1a3b8..4d611dc68 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ github.com/yudai/gojsondiff
 github.com/yudai/gojsondiff/formatter
 # github.com/yudai/golcs v0.0.0-20170316035057-ecda9a501e82
 github.com/yudai/golcs
-# go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.0
+# go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.8.1
 go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier
 go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/apis/licenses
 go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/apis/licenses/v1alpha1
 go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/info
-# go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.0
+# go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes v0.8.1
 go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier/kubernetes
 # golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
 golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal