diff --git a/pkg/dclient/client.go b/pkg/dclient/client.go
index cbd31c42e1..7274f6b394 100644
--- a/pkg/dclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/dclient/client.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (c ServerPreferredResources) findResource(apiVersion string, kind string) (
 func logDiscoveryErrors(err error, c ServerPreferredResources) {
 	discoveryError := err.(*discovery.ErrGroupDiscoveryFailed)
 	for gv, e := range discoveryError.Groups {
-		if gv.Group == "custom.metrics.k8s.io" || gv.Group == "metrics.k8s.io" {
+		if gv.Group == "custom.metrics.k8s.io" || gv.Group == "metrics.k8s.io" || gv.Group == "external.metrics.k8s.io" {
 			// These error occur when Prometheus is installed as an external metrics server
 			// See: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/issues/1490
 			c.log.V(3).Info("failed to retrieve metrics API group", "gv", gv)