diff --git a/src/viam/robot/client.py b/src/viam/robot/client.py
index 0ea996fa2..d02e95b61 100644
--- a/src/viam/robot/client.py
+++ b/src/viam/robot/client.py
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ async def get_machine_status(self) -> GetMachineStatusResponse:
 
             machine_status = await machine.get_machine_status()
             resource_statuses = machine_status.resources
+            cloud_metadata = machine_status.resources[0].cloud_metadata
             config_status = machine_status.config
 
         Returns: