diff --git a/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go b/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go
index de9f75f867..2d392c3469 100644
--- a/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go
+++ b/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go
@@ -45,21 +45,16 @@ func FeatureEnabled(md map[string]string) bool {
 
 // NewStatusError returns a Status representing Code, error Reason, Message, and optional ResourceInfo and Metadata.
 // When successful, it returns a StatusError, otherwise returns the original error
-func NewStatusError(code codes.Code, err error, errDescription string, reason Reason, rid *ResourceInfoData, metadata map[string]string) error {
-	md := metadata
-	if md == nil {
-		md = map[string]string{}
-	}
-
+func NewStatusError(code codes.Code, err error, reason Reason, rid *ResourceInfoData, metadata map[string]string) error {
 	messages := []protoiface.MessageV1{
-		NewErrorInfo(reason, md),
+		NewErrorInfo(reason, metadata),
 	}
 
 	if rid != nil {
-		messages = append(messages, NewResourceInfo(rid, errDescription))
+		messages = append(messages, NewResourceInfo(rid, err))
 	}
 
-	ste, stErr := status.New(code, errDescription).WithDetails(messages...)
+	ste, stErr := status.New(code, err.Error()).WithDetails(messages...)
 	if stErr != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -77,11 +72,11 @@ func NewErrorInfo(reason Reason, md map[string]string) *errdetails.ErrorInfo {
 	return &ei
 }
 
-func NewResourceInfo(rid *ResourceInfoData, description string) *errdetails.ResourceInfo {
+func NewResourceInfo(rid *ResourceInfoData, err error) *errdetails.ResourceInfo {
 	return &errdetails.ResourceInfo{
 		ResourceType: rid.ResourceType,
 		ResourceName: rid.ResourceName,
 		Owner:        Owner,
-		Description:  description,
+		Description:  err.Error(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/state/redis/redis.go b/state/redis/redis.go
index 90bceb10b1..1e4aa36508 100644
--- a/state/redis/redis.go
+++ b/state/redis/redis.go
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ func (r *StateStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, req *state.DeleteRequest) error
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		if errorcodes.FeatureEnabled(req.Metadata) {
-			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("state store Delete - possible etag(%s) %s. original error: %v", *req.ETag, string(state.ETagMismatch), err)
-			return errorcodes.NewStatusError(codes.InvalidArgument, err, errMsg, errorcodes.StateETagMismatchReason, &r.resourceInfoData, nil)
+			ew := fmt.Errorf("state store Delete - possible etag(%s) %s. original error: %v", *req.ETag, string(state.ETagMismatch), err)
+			return errorcodes.NewStatusError(codes.InvalidArgument, ew, errorcodes.StateETagMismatchReason, &r.resourceInfoData, nil)
 		}
 
 		return state.NewETagError(state.ETagMismatch, err)
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ func (r *StateStore) Set(ctx context.Context, req *state.SetRequest) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		if req.HasETag() {
 			if errorcodes.FeatureEnabled(req.Metadata) {
-				errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("state store Set - possible etag(%s) %s. original error: %v", *req.ETag, string(state.ETagMismatch), err)
-				return errorcodes.NewStatusError(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Errorf(errMsg), errMsg, errorcodes.StateETagMismatchReason, &r.resourceInfoData, nil)
+				ew := fmt.Errorf("state store Set - possible etag(%s) %s. original error: %v", *req.ETag, string(state.ETagMismatch), err)
+				return errorcodes.NewStatusError(codes.InvalidArgument, ew, errorcodes.StateETagMismatchReason, &r.resourceInfoData, nil)
 			}
 
 			return state.NewETagError(state.ETagMismatch, err)