return nil, loopMode, nil
		}
		cloud, err = cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(externalCloudVolumePlugin, cloudConfigFile)
	} else {
		cloudprovider.DeprecationWarningForProvider(cloudProvider)

		loopMode = IncludeCloudLoops
		cloud, err = cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudProvider, cloudConfigFile)
	}
	if err != nil {

	cloudConfig := config.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.CloudProvider
	// initialize cloud provider with the cloud provider name and config file provided
	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudConfig.Name, cloudConfig.CloudConfigFile)
	if err != nil {
		klog.Fatalf("Cloud provider could not be initialized: %v", err)
	}
	if cloud == nil {
		klog.Fatalf("Cloud provider is nil")
	}

			return err
		}
	}

	if kubeDeps.Cloud == nil {
		if !cloudprovider.IsExternal(s.CloudProvider) {
			cloudprovider.DeprecationWarningForProvider(s.CloudProvider)
			cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(s.CloudProvider, s.CloudConfigFile)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if cloud != nil {