diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export.go b/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export.go
index 94531e509bb..823b673c591 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func createMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter) {
 		label.String("os", meter.OS),
 		label.String("arch", meter.Arch),
 		label.String("command", meter.Command),
-		label.String("error", strconv.Itoa(int(meter.ErrorCode))),
+		label.String("error", meter.ErrorCode.String()),
 		label.String("platform_type", meter.PlatformType),
 		randLabel,
 	}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func flagMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter, m metric.Meter, randL
 		labels := []label.KeyValue{
 			label.String("command", meter.Command),
 			label.String("value", v),
-			label.String("error", strconv.Itoa(int(meter.ErrorCode))),
+			label.String("error", meter.ErrorCode.String()),
 			randLabel,
 		}
 		flagCounter.Record(ctx, 1, labels...)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func commandMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter, m metric.Meter, ra
 	commandCounter := metric.Must(m).NewInt64ValueRecorder(meter.Command,
 		metric.WithDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Number of times %s is used", meter.Command)))
 	labels := []label.KeyValue{
-		label.String("error", strconv.Itoa(int(meter.ErrorCode))),
+		label.String("error", meter.ErrorCode.String()),
 		randLabel,
 	}
 	commandCounter.Record(ctx, 1, labels...)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func commandMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter, m metric.Meter, ra
 			for errorCode, count := range errorCounts {
 				iterationCounter.Record(ctx, int64(count),
 					label.String("intent", intention),
-					label.String("error", strconv.Itoa(int(errorCode))),
+					label.String("error", errorCode.String()),
 					randLabel)
 			}
 		}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func builderMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter, m metric.Meter, ra
 
 func errorMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter skaffoldMeter, m metric.Meter, randLabel label.KeyValue) {
 	errCounter := metric.Must(m).NewInt64ValueRecorder("errors", metric.WithDescription("Skaffold errors"))
-	errCounter.Record(ctx, 1, label.String("error", strconv.Itoa(int(meter.ErrorCode))), randLabel)
+	errCounter.Record(ctx, 1, label.String("error", meter.ErrorCode.String()), randLabel)
 
 	commandLabel := label.String("command", meter.Command)
 
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export_test.go
index 84168b79070..62c8df74b6f 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/instrumentation/export_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ func checkOutput(t *testutil.T, meters []skaffoldMeter, b []byte) {
 		durationCount[fmt.Sprintf("%s:%f", meter.Command, meter.Duration.Seconds())]++
 		archCount[meter.Arch]++
 		commandCount[meter.Command]++
-		errorCount[meter.ErrorCode]++
+		errorCount[meter.ErrorCode.String()]++
 		platform[meter.PlatformType]++
 
 		for k, v := range meter.EnumFlags {
@@ -280,9 +279,9 @@ func checkOutput(t *testutil.T, meters []skaffoldMeter, b []byte) {
 			osCount[l.Labels["os"]]--
 			versionCount[l.Labels["version"]]--
 			platform[l.Labels["platform_type"]]--
-			e, _ := strconv.Atoi(l.Labels["error"])
-			if e == int(proto.StatusCode_OK) {
-				errorCount[proto.StatusCode(e)]--
+			e := l.Labels["error"]
+			if e == proto.StatusCode_OK.String() {
+				errorCount[e]--
 			}
 		case "launch/duration":
 			durationCount[fmt.Sprintf("%s:%f", l.Labels["command"], l.value().(float64))]--
@@ -295,11 +294,11 @@ func checkOutput(t *testutil.T, meters []skaffoldMeter, b []byte) {
 		case "deployer":
 			deployers[l.Labels["deployer"]]--
 		case "dev/iterations":
-			e, _ := strconv.Atoi(l.Labels["error"])
-			devIterations[devIteration{l.Labels["intent"], proto.StatusCode(e)}]--
+			e := l.Labels["error"]
+			devIterations[devIteration{l.Labels["intent"], proto.StatusCode(proto.StatusCode_value[e])}]--
 		case "errors":
-			e, _ := strconv.Atoi(l.Labels["error"])
-			errorCount[proto.StatusCode(e)]--
+			e := l.Labels["error"]
+			errorCount[e]--
 		default:
 			switch {
 			case meteredCommands.Contains(l.Name):