if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if !info.IsDir() && filepath.Ext(info.Name()) == dropinFileExtension {
			dropinConfigJSON, err := loadDropinConfigFileIntoJSON(path)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to load kubelet dropin file, path: %s, error: %w", path, err)
			}
			mergedConfigJSON, err := jsonpatch.MergePatch(baseKubeletConfigJSON, dropinConfigJSON)