diff --git a/create/mysql.go b/create/mysql.go
index ac67889..ccd190c 100644
--- a/create/mysql.go
+++ b/create/mysql.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (cmd *mySQLCmd) newMySQL(namespace string) *storage.MySQL {
 
 // ApplicationKongVars returns all variables which are used in the application
 // create command
-func MySQLKongVars() (kong.Vars, error) {
+func MySQLKongVars() kong.Vars {
 	vmTypes := make([]string, len(infra.MachineTypes))
 	for i, machineType := range infra.MachineTypes {
 		vmTypes[i] = string(machineType)
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ func MySQLKongVars() (kong.Vars, error) {
 	result["mysql_min_word_length"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", storage.MySQLMinWordLengthDefault)
 	result["mysql_transaction_isolation"] = string(storage.MySQLTransactionIsolationDefault)
 	result["mysql_backup_retention_days"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", storage.MySQLBackupRetentionDaysDefault)
-	return result, nil
+	return result
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9f7b5a1..55fa34a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -149,12 +149,7 @@ func kongVariables() (kong.Vars, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error on application create kong vars: %w", err)
 	}
-	mysqlCreateKongVars, err := create.MySQLKongVars()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error on mysql create kong vars: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := merge(result, appCreateKongVars, mysqlCreateKongVars); err != nil {
+	if err := merge(result, appCreateKongVars, create.MySQLKongVars()); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when merging kong variables: %w", err)
 	}