diff --git a/src/chartserver/client.go b/src/chartserver/client.go
index e7e1fb646..1ab153570 100644
--- a/src/chartserver/client.go
+++ b/src/chartserver/client.go
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package chartserver
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	commonhttp "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
-	hlog "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	commonhttp "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ func NewChartClient(credential *Credential) *ChartClient { // Create http client
 func (cc *ChartClient) GetContent(addr string) ([]byte, error) {
 	response, err := cc.sendRequest(addr, http.MethodGet, nil)
 	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "get content failed")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "Read response body error")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ func (cc *ChartClient) GetContent(addr string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		text, err := extractError(content)
 		if err != nil {
+			err = errors.Wrap(err, "Extract content error failed")
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return nil, &commonhttp.Error{
@@ -106,7 +109,8 @@ func (cc *ChartClient) sendRequest(addr string, method string, body io.Reader) (
 
 	fullURI, err := url.Parse(addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid url: %s", err.Error())
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "Invalid url")
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, addr, body)
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ func (cc *ChartClient) sendRequest(addr string, method string, body io.Reader) (
 
 	response, err := cc.httpClient.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		hlog.Errorf("%s '%s' failed with error: %s", method, fullURI.Path, err)
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("send request %s %s failed", method, fullURI.Path))
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/chartserver/handler_manipulation.go b/src/chartserver/handler_manipulation.go
index 9250f2476..bcec47731 100644
--- a/src/chartserver/handler_manipulation.go
+++ b/src/chartserver/handler_manipulation.go
@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@ package chartserver
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/replication"
 	rep_event "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/replication/event"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/replication/model"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	helm_repo "k8s.io/helm/pkg/repo"
-
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
 )
 
 // ListCharts gets the chart list under the namespace
diff --git a/src/common/api/base.go b/src/common/api/base.go
index fba8c3621..928c37e08 100644
--- a/src/common/api/base.go
+++ b/src/common/api/base.go
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego/validation"
 	commonhttp "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
-
-	"errors"
-	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/src/core/api/base.go b/src/core/api/base.go
index bea127d0b..a3f3de4d3 100644
--- a/src/core/api/base.go
+++ b/src/core/api/base.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"errors"
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/api"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/security"
diff --git a/src/core/api/project.go b/src/core/api/project.go
index aaf0f2e02..e1441472d 100644
--- a/src/core/api/project.go
+++ b/src/core/api/project.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/dao"
@@ -27,10 +29,7 @@ import (
 	errutil "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/error"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/core/config"
-
-	"errors"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type deletableResp struct {
@@ -231,7 +230,10 @@ func (p *ProjectAPI) Get() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	p.populateProperties(p.project)
+	err := p.populateProperties(p.project)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("populate project poroperties failed with : %+v", err)
+	}
 
 	p.Data["json"] = p.project
 	p.ServeJSON()
@@ -401,15 +403,17 @@ func (p *ProjectAPI) List() {
 	}
 
 	for _, project := range result.Projects {
-		p.populateProperties(project)
+		err = p.populateProperties(project)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("populate project properties failed %v", err)
+		}
 	}
-
 	p.SetPaginationHeader(result.Total, page, size)
 	p.Data["json"] = result.Projects
 	p.ServeJSON()
 }
 
-func (p *ProjectAPI) populateProperties(project *models.Project) {
+func (p *ProjectAPI) populateProperties(project *models.Project) error {
 	if p.SecurityCtx.IsAuthenticated() {
 		roles := p.SecurityCtx.GetProjectRoles(project.ProjectID)
 		if len(roles) != 0 {
@@ -426,9 +430,8 @@ func (p *ProjectAPI) populateProperties(project *models.Project) {
 		ProjectIDs: []int64{project.ProjectID},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to get total of repositories of project %d: %v", project.ProjectID, err)
-		p.SendInternalServerError(errors.New(""))
-		return
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("get repo count of project %d failed", project.ProjectID))
+		return err
 	}
 
 	project.RepoCount = total
@@ -437,13 +440,13 @@ func (p *ProjectAPI) populateProperties(project *models.Project) {
 	if config.WithChartMuseum() {
 		count, err := chartController.GetCountOfCharts([]string{project.Name})
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("Failed to get total of charts under project %s: %v", project.Name, err)
-			p.SendInternalServerError(errors.New(""))
-			return
+			err = errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("get chart count of project %d failed", project.ProjectID))
+			return err
 		}
 
 		project.ChartCount = count
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Put ...