diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_tagging.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_tagging.go
index 8faa677e2..80ea09d53 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_tagging.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_tagging.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) PutTaggingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	if dbErr := fs.filer.CreateEntry(ctx, existingEntry, false, false, nil, false, fs.filer.MaxFilenameLength); dbErr != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("failing to update %s tagging : %v", path, dbErr)
-		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, dbErr)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) DeleteTaggingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	if dbErr := fs.filer.CreateEntry(ctx, existingEntry, false, false, nil, false, fs.filer.MaxFilenameLength); dbErr != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("failing to delete %s tagging : %v", path, dbErr)
-		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, dbErr)
 		return
 	}