diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
index f8daa72ce96a..5a6df0203033 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ func getGRPCError(err error) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Handle any other non nil error not listed in the map
-	return status.Error(codes.Unknown, err.Error())
+	// Handle any other non nil error not listed in the map as internal error
+	return status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 }
 
 // GetVolumeReplicationInfo extracts the RBD volume information from the volumeID, If the