diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/controller.go b/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
index 823af3ec9b..52fa8caf54 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (c *controllerLocal) Metrics(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (*types
 	req := &runtimeAPI.SandboxMetricsRequest{SandboxID: sandboxID}
 	resp, err := sb.SandboxMetrics(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errgrpc.ToNative(err)
 	}
 	return resp.Metrics, nil
 }