diff --git a/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/advice/AuthControllerAdvice.java b/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/advice/AuthControllerAdvice.java
index 958b183..d823e79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/advice/AuthControllerAdvice.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/advice/AuthControllerAdvice.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public ApiResponse handleAppException(AppException ex, WebRequest request) {
     }
 
     @ExceptionHandler(value = ResourceAlreadyInUseException.class)
-    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.IM_USED)
+    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CONFLICT)
     @ResponseBody
     public ApiResponse handleResourceAlreadyInUseException(ResourceAlreadyInUseException ex, WebRequest request) {
         return new ApiResponse(false, ex.getMessage(), ex.getClass().getName(), resolvePathFromWebRequest(request));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/exception/ResourceAlreadyInUseException.java b/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/exception/ResourceAlreadyInUseException.java
index bf59272..1c7eaf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/exception/ResourceAlreadyInUseException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/accolite/pru/health/AuthApp/exception/ResourceAlreadyInUseException.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 
-@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.IM_USED)
+@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CONFLICT)
 public class ResourceAlreadyInUseException extends RuntimeException {
 
     private final String resourceName;