diff --git a/core/node/eth_sender/src/eth_tx_manager.rs b/core/node/eth_sender/src/eth_tx_manager.rs
index fd758b2a28b..53b562244d0 100644
--- a/core/node/eth_sender/src/eth_tx_manager.rs
+++ b/core/node/eth_sender/src/eth_tx_manager.rs
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ impl EthTxManager {
                 // Web3 API request failures can cause this,
                 // and anything more important is already properly reported.
                 tracing::warn!("eth_sender error {:?}", error);
-                if e.is_transient() {
+                if error.is_transient() {
                     METRICS.l1_transient_errors.inc();
                 }
             }