diff --git a/karbor/services/protection/protection_plugins/image/image_protection_plugin.py b/karbor/services/protection/protection_plugins/image/image_protection_plugin.py
index 2d4de670..b5cb97b6 100644
--- a/karbor/services/protection/protection_plugins/image/image_protection_plugin.py
+++ b/karbor/services/protection/protection_plugins/image/image_protection_plugin.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def get_image_status(glance_client, image_id):
     LOG.debug('Polling image (image_id: %s)', image_id)
     try:
-        status = glance_client.images.get(image_id)
+        image = glance_client.images.get(image_id)
+        status = image.get('status')
     except exception.NotFound:
         status = 'not-found'
     LOG.debug('Polled image (image_id: %s) status: %s',