diff --git a/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/aggregate/aggregate.go b/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/aggregate/aggregate.go
index 0a00dd61c..cc4105957 100644
--- a/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/aggregate/aggregate.go
+++ b/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/aggregate/aggregate.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *Aggregate) Run(dataMap map[string]*matrix.Matrix) ([]*matrix.Matrix, er
 	if err != nil {
 		a.Logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to update footprint data")
 		// clean the map in case of the error
-		aggrFootprintMap = make(map[string]map[string]string)
+		clear(aggrFootprintMap)
 	}
 
 	// update aggregate instance label with cloud stores info
diff --git a/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/volume/volume.go b/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/volume/volume.go
index 6fa2fd64d..ad9cc9b7b 100644
--- a/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/volume/volume.go
+++ b/cmd/collectors/zapi/plugins/volume/volume.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (v *Volume) Run(dataMap map[string]*matrix.Matrix) ([]*matrix.Matrix, error
 	if err != nil {
 		v.Logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to update footprint data")
 		// clean the map in case of the error
-		volumeFootprintMap = make(map[string]map[string]string)
+		clear(volumeFootprintMap)
 	}
 
 	// update volume instance labels