diff --git a/pkg/stores/proxy/proxy_store_test.go b/pkg/stores/proxy/proxy_store_test.go
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+++ b/pkg/stores/proxy/proxy_store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rancher/apiserver/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/rancher/steve/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/schemas"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	schema2 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	clientgotesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+)
+
+var c *watch.FakeWatcher
+
+type testFactory struct {
+	*client.Factory
+
+	fakeClient *fake.FakeDynamicClient
+}
+
+func TestWatchNamesErrReceive(t *testing.T) {
+	testClientFactory, err := client.NewFactory(&rest.Config{}, false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	fakeClient := fake.NewSimpleDynamicClient(runtime.NewScheme())
+	c = watch.NewFakeWithChanSize(3, true)
+	defer c.Stop()
+	errMsgsToSend := []string{"err1", "err2", "err3"}
+
+	for index := range errMsgsToSend {
+		c.Error(&metav1.Status{
+			Message: errMsgsToSend[index],
+		})
+	}
+
+	fakeClient.PrependWatchReactor("*", func(action clientgotesting.Action) (handled bool, ret watch.Interface, err error) {
+		return true, c, nil
+	})
+	testStore := Store{
+		clientGetter: &testFactory{Factory: testClientFactory,
+			fakeClient: fakeClient,
+		},
+	}
+	apiSchema := &types.APISchema{Schema: &schemas.Schema{Attributes: map[string]interface{}{"table": "something"}}}
+	wc, err := testStore.WatchNames(&types.APIRequest{Namespace: "", Schema: apiSchema, Request: &http.Request{}}, apiSchema, types.WatchRequest{}, nil)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	eg := errgroup.Group{}
+	eg.Go(func() error { return receiveUntil(wc, 5*time.Second) })
+
+	err = eg.Wait()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(c.ResultChan()))
+}
+
+func (t *testFactory) TableAdminClientForWatch(ctx *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, namespace string, warningHandler rest.WarningHandler) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, error) {
+	return t.fakeClient.Resource(schema2.GroupVersionResource{}), nil
+}
+
+func receiveUntil(wc chan watch.Event, d time.Duration) error {
+	timer := time.NewTicker(d)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _, ok := <-wc:
+			if !ok {
+				c.Stop()
+				return errors.New("watch chan should not have been closed")
+			}
+			continue
+		case <-timer.C:
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}