diff --git a/providers/kubeconfig/provider.go b/providers/kubeconfig/provider.go
index c631431..2f79b28 100644
--- a/providers/kubeconfig/provider.go
+++ b/providers/kubeconfig/provider.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (p *Provider) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result
 	// Extract and validate kubeconfig data
 	kubeconfigData, ok := secret.Data[p.opts.KubeconfigSecretKey]
 	if !ok || len(kubeconfigData) == 0 {
-		log.Info("Secret does not contain kubeconfig data, skipping", "key", p.opts.KubeconfigSecretKey)
+		log.Error(nil, "Secret does not contain kubeconfig data, skipping", "key", p.opts.KubeconfigSecretKey)
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/providers/kubeconfig/provider_test.go b/providers/kubeconfig/provider_test.go
index 22ef669..9624fe7 100644
--- a/providers/kubeconfig/provider_test.go
+++ b/providers/kubeconfig/provider_test.go
@@ -328,6 +328,56 @@ var _ = Describe("Provider Namespace", Ordered, func() {
 		Eventually(provider.ListClusters, "10s").Should(HaveLen(2))
 	})
 
+	It("skips secrets that do not contain kubeconfig data", func() {
+		secretWithoutKubeconfig := &corev1.Secret{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "invalid-secret",
+				Namespace: kubeconfigSecretNamespace,
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					kubeconfigSecretLabel: "true",
+				},
+			},
+			Data: map[string][]byte{
+				"some-other-key": []byte("some-data"),
+			},
+		}
+		err := localCli.Create(ctx, secretWithoutKubeconfig)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		// Verify the cluster count hasn't changed (secret was skipped)
+		Eventually(provider.ListClusters, "2s").Should(HaveLen(2))
+		Consistently(provider.ListClusters, "10s").Should(HaveLen(2))
+
+		// Clean up
+		err = localCli.Delete(ctx, secretWithoutKubeconfig)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	It("skips secrets with empty kubeconfig data", func() {
+		secretWithEmptyKubeconfig := &corev1.Secret{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "empty-secret",
+				Namespace: kubeconfigSecretNamespace,
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					kubeconfigSecretLabel: "true",
+				},
+			},
+			Data: map[string][]byte{
+				kubeconfigSecretKey: []byte(""),
+			},
+		}
+		err := localCli.Create(ctx, secretWithEmptyKubeconfig)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		// Verify the cluster count hasn't changed (secret was skipped)
+		Eventually(provider.ListClusters, "2s").Should(HaveLen(2))
+		Consistently(provider.ListClusters, "2s").Should(HaveLen(2))
+
+		// Clean up
+		err = localCli.Delete(ctx, secretWithEmptyKubeconfig)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
 	AfterAll(func() {
 		By("Stopping the provider, cluster, manager, and controller", func() {
 			cancel()