diff --git a/cmd/executor/gh/main.go b/cmd/executor/gh/main.go
index b8eb47251a..bbf1c7dedb 100644
--- a/cmd/executor/gh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/executor/gh/main.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (*GHExecutor) Metadata(context.Context) (api.MetadataOutput, error) {
 
 // Execute returns a given command as a response.
 func (e *GHExecutor) Execute(ctx context.Context, in executor.ExecuteInput) (executor.ExecuteOutput, error) {
+	if err := pluginx.CheckKubeConfigProvided(pluginName, in.Context.KubeConfig); err != nil {
+		return executor.ExecuteOutput{}, err
+	}
+
 	var cfg Config
 	err := pluginx.MergeExecutorConfigs(in.Configs, &cfg)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/executor/helm/executor.go b/internal/executor/helm/executor.go
index a7843cde60..5c72dbcf20 100644
--- a/internal/executor/helm/executor.go
+++ b/internal/executor/helm/executor.go
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ func (e *Executor) Metadata(context.Context) (api.MetadataOutput, error) {
 // - history
 // - get [all|manifest|hooks|notes]
 func (e *Executor) Execute(ctx context.Context, in executor.ExecuteInput) (executor.ExecuteOutput, error) {
+	if err := pluginx.CheckKubeConfigProvided(PluginName, in.Context.KubeConfig); err != nil {
+		return executor.ExecuteOutput{}, err
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := MergeConfigs(in.Configs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return executor.ExecuteOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("while merging input configs: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/executor/helm/executor_test.go b/internal/executor/helm/executor_test.go
index ce00bae9b6..a8ae07676a 100644
--- a/internal/executor/helm/executor_test.go
+++ b/internal/executor/helm/executor_test.go
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ func TestExecutorConfigMergingErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	// when
 	_, err := hExec.Execute(context.Background(), executor.ExecuteInput{
 		Command: "helm install",
+		Context: executor.ExecuteInputContext{
+			KubeConfig: []byte("fake config"),
+		},
 		Configs: []*executor.Config{
 			{
 				RawYAML: mustYAMLMarshal(t, configA),
diff --git a/internal/executor/kubectl/executor.go b/internal/executor/kubectl/executor.go
index 54e4cb3ab0..c43bb3545f 100644
--- a/internal/executor/kubectl/executor.go
+++ b/internal/executor/kubectl/executor.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func (e *Executor) Metadata(context.Context) (api.MetadataOutput, error) {
 
 // Execute returns a given command as response.
 func (e *Executor) Execute(ctx context.Context, in executor.ExecuteInput) (executor.ExecuteOutput, error) {
+	if err := pluginx.CheckKubeConfigProvided(PluginName, in.Context.KubeConfig); err != nil {
+		return executor.ExecuteOutput{}, err
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := MergeConfigs(in.Configs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return executor.ExecuteOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("while merging input configs: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/source/dispatcher.go b/internal/source/dispatcher.go
index 874d6e6bd2..ac736eb486 100644
--- a/internal/source/dispatcher.go
+++ b/internal/source/dispatcher.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) Dispatch(dispatch PluginDispatch) error {
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("while opening stream for %s: %w", dispatch.pluginName, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf(`while opening stream for "%s.%s" source: %w`, dispatch.sourceName, dispatch.pluginName, err)
 	}
 
 	go func() {
diff --git a/internal/source/kubernetes/source.go b/internal/source/kubernetes/source.go
index f85155e0ae..73c44f68ea 100644
--- a/internal/source/kubernetes/source.go
+++ b/internal/source/kubernetes/source.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubeshop/botkube/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/botkube/pkg/api/source"
 	pkgConfig "github.com/kubeshop/botkube/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/kubeshop/botkube/pkg/pluginx"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ func NewSource(version string) *Source {
 
 // Stream streams Kubernetes events
 func (*Source) Stream(ctx context.Context, input source.StreamInput) (source.StreamOutput, error) {
+	if err := pluginx.CheckKubeConfigProvided(PluginName, input.Context.KubeConfig); err != nil {
+		return source.StreamOutput{}, err
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := config.MergeConfigs(input.Configs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return source.StreamOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("while merging input configs: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/pluginx/kubeconfig.go b/pkg/pluginx/kubeconfig.go
index 98f6ac9b41..3a0b54b192 100644
--- a/pkg/pluginx/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/pluginx/kubeconfig.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-func PersistKubeConfig(ctx context.Context, kc []byte) (string, func(context.Context) error, error) {
+func PersistKubeConfig(_ context.Context, kc []byte) (string, func(context.Context) error, error) {
 	if len(kc) == 0 {
 		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("received empty kube config")
 	}
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ func PersistKubeConfig(ctx context.Context, kc []byte) (string, func(context.Con
 
 	return abs, deleteFn, nil
 }
+
+// CheckKubeConfigProvided returns an error if a given kubeconfig is empty or nil.
+func CheckKubeConfigProvided(pluginName string, kubeconfig []byte) error {
+	if len(kubeconfig) != 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("The kubeconfig data is missing. Please make sure that you have specified a valid RBAC configuration for %q plugin. Learn more at https://docs.botkube.io/configuration/rbac.", pluginName)
+}