diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f47228e6ab..b67f8bf825 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest v0.11.29
 	github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/mocks v0.4.2
 	github.com/container-storage-interface/spec v1.9.0
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/providers/prometheus v1.0.1
 	github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.17.0
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
index 9043cf156b..c77426466f 100644
--- a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ func GetCloudProviderFromClient(ctx context.Context, kubeClient clientset.Interf
 		if len(config.AADClientCertPath) > 0 {
 			// Watch the certificate for changes; if the certificate changes, the pod will be restarted
 			err = filewatcher.WatchFileForChanges(config.AADClientCertPath)
+			klog.Warningf("Failed to watch certificate file for changes: %v", err)
 		}
 		if err = az.InitializeCloudFromConfig(ctx, config, fromSecret, false); err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("InitializeCloudFromConfig failed with error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
index 9c4e8d1445..9638d5278a 100644
--- a/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 package filewatcher
 
 import (