diff --git a/api/src/core/api.js b/api/src/core/api.js
index 364764c0..84f814e4 100644
--- a/api/src/core/api.js
+++ b/api/src/core/api.js
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ export const runAPI = async (express, app, __dirname, isPrimary = true) => {
     })
 
     const handleRateExceeded = (_, res) => {
-        const { status, body } = createResponse("error", {
+        const { body } = createResponse("error", {
             code: "error.api.rate_exceeded",
             context: {
                 limit: env.rateLimitWindow
             }
         });
-        return res.status(status).json(body);
+        return res.status(429).json(body);
     };
 
     const keyGenerator = (req) => hashHmac(getIP(req), 'rate').toString('base64url');