diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go b/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
index 79f058598a..4e8dfeeb75 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (h *handlers) Validate(logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRe
 	warnings, err := policyvalidate.Validate(policy, h.client, false, h.openApiManager)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "policy validation errors")
-		return admissionutils.Response(err)
+		return admissionutils.Response(err, warnings...)
 	}
 	return admissionutils.Response(err, warnings...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go b/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
index 09481ff471..b84b25908f 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ func (h *handlers) Validate(logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRe
 	ok, msg, warnings := vh.HandleValidation(h.metricsConfig, request, policies, policyContext, namespaceLabels, startTime)
 	if !ok {
 		logger.Info("admission request denied")
-		return admissionutils.Response(errors.New(msg))
+		return admissionutils.Response(errors.New(msg), warnings...)
 	}
 
 	defer h.handleDelete(logger, request)
 	go h.createUpdateRequests(logger, request, policyContext, generatePolicies, mutatePolicies, startTime)
 
-	return admissionutils.Response(nil, warnings...)
+	return admissionutils.ResponseSuccess(warnings...)
 }
 
 func (h *handlers) Mutate(logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRequest, failurePolicy string, startTime time.Time) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse {