if ip == nil {
			// ClusterIP is corrupt, ClusterIPs are already validated, but double checking here
			// in case there are some inconsistencies with the parsers
			r.recorder.Eventf(svc, nil, v1.EventTypeWarning, "ClusterIPNotValid", "ClusterIPValidation", "Cluster IP %s is not a valid IP; please recreate Service", ip)
			runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("the ClusterIP %s for Service %s/%s is not a valid IP; please recreate Service", ip, svc.Namespace, svc.Name))