diff --git a/cmd/soc/main.go b/cmd/soc/main.go
index ccae66c7e..0a4c78c20 100644
--- a/cmd/soc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soc/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math"
@@ -23,6 +22,11 @@ Usage:
 `)
 }
 
+// matchesError replaces errors.Is for errors returned from GRPC
+func matchesError(err, match error) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), match.Error())
+}
+
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) < 3 {
 		usage()
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ func main() {
 		var err error
 
 		start := time.Now()
-		for soc, err = v.SoC(); err != nil && errors.Is(err, api.ErrMustRetry); {
+		for soc, err = v.SoC(); err != nil && matchesError(err, api.ErrMustRetry); {
 			if time.Since(start) > time.Minute {
 				err = api.ErrTimeout
 			} else {