diff --git a/pkg/kube/objects.go b/pkg/kube/objects.go
index 4231490a..82723d74 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/objects.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/objects.go
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ func NewObjectMetadataProvider(size int) ObjectMetadataProvider {
 }
 
 func (o *ObjectMetadataCache) GetObjectMetadata(reference *v1.ObjectReference, clientset *kubernetes.Clientset, dynClient dynamic.Interface, metricsStore *metrics.Store) (ObjectMetadata, error) {
+	// If name is empty, we cannot fetch metadata from API
+	if reference.Name == "" {
+		return ObjectMetadata{}, nil
+	}
+
 	// ResourceVersion changes when the object is updated.
 	// We use "UID/ResourceVersion" as cache key so that if the object is updated we get the new metadata.
 	// UID and ResourceVersion are not always present, so we need to check if they exist before using them as cache key.
@@ -57,11 +62,6 @@ func (o *ObjectMetadataCache) GetObjectMetadata(reference *v1.ObjectReference, c
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If name is empty, we cannot fetch metadata from API
-	if reference.Name == "" {
-		return ObjectMetadata{}, nil
-	}
-
 	var group, version string
 	s := strings.Split(reference.APIVersion, "/")
 	if len(s) == 1 {