diff --git a/storage_controller/src/http.rs b/storage_controller/src/http.rs
index 0caf6e3766..0d1dc8f8ee 100644
--- a/storage_controller/src/http.rs
+++ b/storage_controller/src/http.rs
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ async fn handle_node_status(req: Request
) -> Result, ApiErr
let state = get_state(&req);
let node_id: NodeId = parse_request_param(&req, "node_id")?;
- let node_status = state.service.get_node(node_id).await?;
+ let node_status = state.service.get_node(node_id).await?.describe();
json_response(StatusCode::OK, node_status)
}