diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/BUILD
index 7ee990b183386..724d771527485 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/listers.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/listers.go
index 0352bf3821783..1b4482fa3d249 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/listers.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/fake/listers.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	appslisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1"
@@ -311,7 +312,12 @@ func (classes StorageClassLister) Get(name string) (*storagev1.StorageClass, err
 			return &sc, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find storage class: %s", name)
+	return nil, &errors.StatusError{
+		ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
+			Reason:  metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("unable to find storage class: %s", name),
+		},
+	}
 }
 
 // List lists all StorageClass in the indexer.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/BUILD
index 6d04f475f1694..5c8c283795cf9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/scheduler/framework:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
index b190dfb2b97fa..02fd1046328c3 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	storage "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ func (pl *VolumeZone) Filter(ctx context.Context, _ *framework.CycleState, pod *
 			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "PersistentVolumeClaim had no name")
 		}
 		pvc, err := pl.pvcLister.PersistentVolumeClaims(pod.Namespace).Get(pvcName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
+		if s := getErrorAsStatus(err); !s.IsSuccess() {
+			return s
 		}
 
 		pvName := pvc.Spec.VolumeName
@@ -123,9 +124,8 @@ func (pl *VolumeZone) Filter(ctx context.Context, _ *framework.CycleState, pod *
 			}
 
 			class, err := pl.scLister.Get(scName)
-			if err != nil {
-				return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
-
+			if s := getErrorAsStatus(err); !s.IsSuccess() {
+				return s
 			}
 			if class.VolumeBindingMode == nil {
 				return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, fmt.Sprintf("VolumeBindingMode not set for StorageClass %q", scName))
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ func (pl *VolumeZone) Filter(ctx context.Context, _ *framework.CycleState, pod *
 		}
 
 		pv, err := pl.pvLister.Get(pvName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
+		if s := getErrorAsStatus(err); !s.IsSuccess() {
+			return s
 		}
 
 		for k, v := range pv.ObjectMeta.Labels {
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ func (pl *VolumeZone) Filter(ctx context.Context, _ *framework.CycleState, pod *
 	return nil
 }
 
+func getErrorAsStatus(err error) *framework.Status {
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
+		}
+		return framework.AsStatus(err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // New initializes a new plugin and returns it.
 func New(_ runtime.Object, handle framework.Handle) (framework.Plugin, error) {
 	informerFactory := handle.SharedInformerFactory()