diff --git a/pkg/chain/chain.go b/pkg/chain/chain.go
index 2a42a08d0..4d919f994 100644
--- a/pkg/chain/chain.go
+++ b/pkg/chain/chain.go
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ func GetTaskRunBackends(cs *cli.Clients, namespace string, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun)
 	}
 	// flushes buffer, if any
 	defer func() {
-		if err := logger.Sync(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-		}
+		// intentionally ignoring error here, see https://github.com/uber-go/zap/issues/328
+		_ = logger.Sync()
 	}()
 	sugaredLogger := logger.Sugar()