diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/ratis/OMRatisHelper.java b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/ratis/OMRatisHelper.java
index ee1fee6d9b1..9115421d8ef 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/ratis/OMRatisHelper.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/ratis/OMRatisHelper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.protocol.proto.OzoneManagerProtocolProtos
     .OMRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.protocol.proto.OzoneManagerProtocolProtos
     .OMResponse;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.protocol.proto.OzoneManagerProtocolProtos.Status;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.protocol.proto.OzoneManagerProtocolProtos.Type;
 import org.apache.ratis.RaftConfigKeys;
 import org.apache.ratis.client.RaftClient;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public final class OMRatisHelper {
         .setCmdType(cmdType)
         .setSuccess(false)
         .setMessage(e.getMessage())
+        .setStatus(Status.INTERNAL_ERROR)
         .build();
   }
 }