diff --git a/api/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/api/exceptions/RestApiException.java b/api/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/api/exceptions/RestApiException.java
index e788e13a8b0c80522ee3dfed0b4746c2cdc1c177..bbefe15ed5db248b3f7738422ed16c1980af2b46 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/api/exceptions/RestApiException.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/api/exceptions/RestApiException.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package dev.fitko.fitconnect.api.exceptions;
 
 public class RestApiException extends RuntimeException {
 
-    private int statusCode = 400;
+    private int statusCode = 500;
 
     public RestApiException(final String errorMessage, final Throwable error) {
         super(errorMessage, error);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/http/HttpClient.java b/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/http/HttpClient.java
index ed13273fd7fd728e36dff819eb4c25959a9b1998..c6a280a40d654f3fec7f496f9378ede7c84c8e08 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/dev/fitko/fitconnect/core/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class HttpClient {
         try (Response response = this.httpClient.newCall(request).execute()) {
             return this.evaluateStatusAndRespond(response, responseType);
         } catch (IOException exception) {
-            throw new RestApiException("HTTP GET call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception, 500);
+            throw new RestApiException("HTTP GET call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception);
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class HttpClient {
             }
 
         } catch (IOException exception) {
-            throw new RestApiException("HTTP POST call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception, 500);
+            throw new RestApiException("HTTP POST call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception);
         }
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class HttpClient {
             }
 
         } catch (IOException exception) {
-            throw new RestApiException("HTTP PUT call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception, 500);
+            throw new RestApiException("HTTP PUT call to '" + url + "' failed.", exception);
         }
     }