diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
index f944be9..05bb3a2 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor.go
@@ -6968,7 +6968,8 @@ func (m *Monitor) pollStorageBackupsWithNodes(ctx context.Context, instanceName
 			}
 
 			// Check if it's a timeout error
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "deadline exceeded") {
+			errStr := err.Error()
+			if strings.Contains(errStr, "timeout") || strings.Contains(errStr, "deadline exceeded") {
 				if attempt == 1 {
 					log.Warn().
 						Str("node", node.Node).
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling.go
index 9828cba..51f2b22 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling.go
@@ -1231,7 +1231,8 @@ func (m *Monitor) pollStorageWithNodes(ctx context.Context, instanceName string,
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				// Handle timeout gracefully - unavailable storage (e.g., NFS mounts) can cause this
-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "deadline exceeded") {
+				errStr := err.Error()
+				if strings.Contains(errStr, "timeout") || strings.Contains(errStr, "deadline exceeded") {
 					log.Warn().
 						Str("node", n.Node).
 						Str("instance", instanceName).