diff --git a/cmd/podman-testing/call.go b/cmd/podman-testing/call.go
index b4c9ac38a8..00eb695f93 100644
--- a/cmd/podman-testing/call.go
+++ b/cmd/podman-testing/call.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func ls(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	reflectionClient := reflectionv1.NewServerReflectionClient(grpcClient)
 	if reflectionClient == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("setting up client for reflection grpc service: %w", err)
+		return errors.New("setting up client for reflection grpc service")
 	}
 	info, err := reflectionClient.ServerReflectionInfo(ctx)
 	if err != nil {