diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index 4f7e3d70d..fa771b995 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -1127,6 +1127,8 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeExpandVolume(
 	imgInfo, err := lookupRBDImageMetadataStash(volumePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to find image metadata: %v", err)
+
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	devicePath, found := findDeviceMappingImage(
 		ctx,