diff --git a/internal/bsr/types.go b/internal/bsr/types.go
index 87fe2a58b1..c439f075c7 100644
--- a/internal/bsr/types.go
+++ b/internal/bsr/types.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func (b *BaseSessionSummary) GetConnectionCount() uint64 {
 
 // GetErrors returns errors.
 func (b *BaseSessionSummary) GetErrors() error {
+	if len(b.Errors.Message) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return errors.New(b.Errors.Message)
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +266,9 @@ func (b *BaseConnectionSummary) GetBytesDown() uint64 {
 
 // GetErrors returns errors.
 func (b *BaseConnectionSummary) GetErrors() error {
+	if len(b.Errors.Message) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return &b.Errors
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/bsr/types_test.go b/internal/bsr/types_test.go
index eae6403c89..b67716f98a 100644
--- a/internal/bsr/types_test.go
+++ b/internal/bsr/types_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package bsr_test
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/bsr"
@@ -104,3 +105,31 @@ func TestSummaryError_UnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBaseSessionSummary_GetErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   error
+		want error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "error string",
+			in:   errors.New("error"),
+			want: errors.New("error"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty string should return nil error",
+			in:   errors.New(""),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			summary := bsr.BaseSessionSummary{}
+			summary.SetErrors(tc.in)
+
+			got := summary.GetErrors()
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}