diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
index 0f8197f533..2abafcb1ca 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
@@ -769,11 +769,11 @@ func (s *Service) getPort(portID string) (port *ports.Port, err error) {
 	}
 	mc := metrics.NewMetricPrometheusContext("port", "get")
 	port, err = ports.Get(s.networkClient, portID).Extract()
-	if mc.ObserveRequest(err) != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		if capoerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get port %q detail failed: %v", portID, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get port %q detail failed: %v", portID, mc.ObserveRequest(err))
 	}
 	return port, nil
 }
@@ -819,11 +819,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetInstance(resourceID string) (instance *infrav1.Instance, er
 	}
 	mc := metrics.NewMetricPrometheusContext("server", "get")
 	server, err := servers.Get(s.computeClient, resourceID).Extract()
-	if mc.ObserveRequest(err) != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		if capoerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get server %q detail failed: %v", resourceID, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get server %q detail failed: %v", resourceID, mc.ObserveRequest(err))
 	}
 	i, err := serverToInstance(server)
 	if err != nil {