diff --git a/pkg/gateway/lb/handler/grpc/handler.go b/pkg/gateway/lb/handler/grpc/handler.go
index 740422e4f67..86148e7ede7 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/lb/handler/grpc/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/lb/handler/grpc/handler.go
@@ -1904,13 +1904,12 @@ func (s *server) MultiUpdate(
 	}
 
 	if errs != nil {
-		st, _ := status.FromError(err)
+		st, _ := status.FromError(errs)
 		if st != nil && span != nil {
-			span.RecordError(err)
+			span.RecordError(errs)
 			span.SetAttributes(trace.FromGRPCStatus(st.Code(), st.Message())...)
-			span.SetStatus(trace.StatusError, err.Error())
+			span.SetStatus(trace.StatusError, errs.Error())
 		}
-		errs = err
 	}
 
 	return locs, errs
@@ -2735,13 +2734,12 @@ func (s *server) MultiRemove(
 	}
 
 	if errs != nil {
-		st, _ := status.FromError(err)
+		st, _ := status.FromError(errs)
 		if st != nil && span != nil {
-			span.RecordError(err)
+			span.RecordError(errs)
 			span.SetAttributes(trace.FromGRPCStatus(st.Code(), st.Message())...)
-			span.SetStatus(trace.StatusError, err.Error())
+			span.SetStatus(trace.StatusError, errs.Error())
 		}
-		errs = err
 	}
 
 	return locs, errs