diff --git a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
index 75e10b662..9084ea33d 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ def describe_database(self, db_name: str, timeout: Optional[float] = None):
         request = Prepare.describe_database_req(db_name=db_name)
         resp = self._stub.DescribeDatabase(request, timeout=timeout)
         check_status(resp.status)
-        return DatabaseInfo(resp)
+        return DatabaseInfo(resp).properties
 
     @retry_on_rpc_failure()
     def get_load_state(