diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 475caef69..bf57b8857 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolume(
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v", rbdVol, deleteErr)
 		}
 
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	return buildCreateVolumeResponse(req, rbdVol), nil