diff --git a/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go b/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
index cc7342c32ec..34c63533842 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/scale_handler.go
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ func (h *ScaleHandler) resolveEnv(container *core_v1.Container, namespace string
 							namespace)
 					}
 				} else {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve env %s to a value. fieldRef and resourceFieldRef env are skipped", envVar.Name)
+					log.Warningf("cannot resolve env %s to a value. fieldRef and resourceFieldRef env are skipped", envVar.Name)
+					continue
 				}
 
 			}