diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdfb7937325..07ec830c6a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #### Bugs
 * Fix #3848: Supports Queue (cluster) API for Volcano extension
 * Fix #3582: SSL truststore can be loaded in FIPS enabled environments
+* Fix #3818: adding missing throws to launderThrowable
 
 #### Improvements
 * Fix #3811: Reintroduce `Replaceable` interface in `NonNamespaceOperation`
diff --git a/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/utils/HttpClientUtils.java b/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/utils/HttpClientUtils.java
index 2fc70729a3c..7789ddca377 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/utils/HttpClientUtils.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/utils/HttpClientUtils.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public static void applyCommonConfiguration(Config config, HttpClient.Builder bu
       }
 
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
+      throw KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
     }
     HttpClientUtils.createApplicableInterceptors(config, factory).forEach(builder::addOrReplaceInterceptor);
   }
diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/core/v1/PodOperationsImpl.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/core/v1/PodOperationsImpl.java
index 9e04c068840..03091450c5b 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/core/v1/PodOperationsImpl.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/core/v1/PodOperationsImpl.java
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ private InputStream readFile(String source) {
             out.flush();
             out.close();
           } catch (IOException e) {
-            KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
+            throw KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
           }
         }
       ).exec("sh", "-c", String.format("cat %s | base64", shellQuote(source)));
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public InputStream readTar(String source) {
             out.flush();
             out.close();
           } catch (IOException e) {
-            KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
+            throw KubernetesClientException.launderThrowable(e);
           }
         }
       ).exec("sh", "-c", "tar -cf - " + source + "|" + "base64");