diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
index c5eaff921..d006d5f2c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Authenticated
     video_id = env.params.json["videoId"].try &.as(String)
     # Sanity checks
     unless video_id && validate_video_id(video_id)
-      return error_json(403, InvalidVideoID.new(video_id))
+      return error_json(400, InvalidVideoID.new(video_id))
     end
 
     begin