diff --git a/src/Squidex/Pipeline/ApiExceptionFilterAttribute.cs b/src/Squidex/Pipeline/ApiExceptionFilterAttribute.cs
index cee8ef4f4..c087b7628 100644
--- a/src/Squidex/Pipeline/ApiExceptionFilterAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Squidex/Pipeline/ApiExceptionFilterAttribute.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Pipeline
 
         private static IActionResult OnDomainForbiddenException(DomainForbiddenException ex)
         {
-            return ErrorResult(401, new ErrorDto { Message = ex.Message });
+            return ErrorResult(403, new ErrorDto { Message = ex.Message });
         }
 
         private static IActionResult OnValidationException(ValidationException ex)