diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index 1cd795830..7dbd3c7fa 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -410,18 +410,21 @@ func (c *CloudWatch) fetchNamespaceMetrics() ([]*cwClient.Metric, error) {
 	default:
 		recentlyActive = nil
 	}
-	params = &cwClient.ListMetricsInput{
-		Dimensions:     []*cwClient.DimensionFilter{},
-		NextToken:      token,
-		MetricName:     nil,
-		RecentlyActive: recentlyActive,
-	}
+
 	for _, namespace := range c.Namespaces {
-		params.Namespace = aws.String(namespace)
+
+		params = &cwClient.ListMetricsInput{
+			Dimensions:     []*cwClient.DimensionFilter{},
+			NextToken:      token,
+			MetricName:     nil,
+			RecentlyActive: recentlyActive,
+			Namespace:      aws.String(namespace),
+		}
+
 		for {
 			resp, err := c.client.ListMetrics(params)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list metrics with params per namespace: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			metrics = append(metrics, resp.Metrics...)
@@ -432,7 +435,6 @@ func (c *CloudWatch) fetchNamespaceMetrics() ([]*cwClient.Metric, error) {
 			params.NextToken = resp.NextToken
 		}
 	}
-
 	return metrics, nil
 }