diff --git a/src/client/replication_ddl_client.cpp b/src/client/replication_ddl_client.cpp
index cd90c166b4..34ef8d5260 100644
--- a/src/client/replication_ddl_client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/replication_ddl_client.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ error_s replication_ddl_client::list_apps(dsn::app_status::type status,
     }
 
     if (resp.err != dsn::ERR_OK) {
-        return FMT_ERR(resp.err, resp.hint_message);
+        return error_s::make(resp.err, resp.hint_message);
     }
 
     apps = std::move(resp.infos);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ error_s replication_ddl_client::list_apps(bool show_all,
             const auto &err = list_app(info.app_name, app_id, partition_count, pcs);
             if (err != ERR_OK) {
                 LOG_ERROR("list app({}) failed, err={}", info.app_name, err);
-                return FMT_ERR(err, "");
+                return error_s::make(err);
             }
             CHECK_EQ(info.app_id, app_id);
             CHECK_EQ(info.partition_count, partition_count);
diff --git a/src/meta/meta_http_service.cpp b/src/meta/meta_http_service.cpp
index a7efe0e221..94e0cfb328 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_http_service.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/meta_http_service.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "server_load_balancer.h"
 #include "server_state.h"
 #include "utils/error_code.h"
+#include "utils/errors.h"
 #include "utils/flags.h"
 #include "utils/fmt_logging.h"
 #include "utils/output_utils.h"
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ void meta_http_service::list_app_handler(const http_request &req, http_response
     _service->_state->list_apps(request, response);
 
     if (response.err != dsn::ERR_OK) {
-        resp.body = response.err;
+        resp.body = error_s::make(response.err, response.hint_message).description();
         resp.status_code = http_status_code::kInternalServerError;
         return;
     }
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ void meta_http_service::get_app_envs_handler(const http_request &req, http_respo
     request.status = dsn::app_status::AS_AVAILABLE;
     _service->_state->list_apps(request, response);
     if (response.err != dsn::ERR_OK) {
-        resp.body = response.err.to_string();
+        resp.body = error_s::make(response.err, response.hint_message).description();
         resp.status_code = http_status_code::kInternalServerError;
         return;
     }