diff --git a/backend/src/common/util/service.go b/backend/src/common/util/service.go
index 6a646731c9e3..8f5b44865530 100644
--- a/backend/src/common/util/service.go
+++ b/backend/src/common/util/service.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func GetRpcConnection(address string, tlsEnabled bool, caCertPath string) (*grpc
 
 		caCert, err := os.ReadFile(caCertPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "metadata.NewClient() failed")
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Encountered error when reading CA cert path for creating a metadata client.")
 		}
 		caCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
 		caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert)