diff --git a/src/Listener/JsonApiListener.php b/src/Listener/JsonApiListener.php
index 30c2b5c3..90e91310 100644
--- a/src/Listener/JsonApiListener.php
+++ b/src/Listener/JsonApiListener.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Cake\Datasource\ResultSetInterface;
 use Cake\Event\EventInterface;
 use Cake\Http\Exception\BadRequestException;
+use Cake\Http\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException;
 use Cake\Http\Response;
 use Cake\ORM\Association;
 use Cake\ORM\Query;
@@ -790,16 +791,16 @@ protected function _validateConfigOptions(): void
      * Override ApiListener method to enforce required JSON API request methods.
      *
      * @throws \Cake\Http\Exception\BadRequestException
-     * @return bool
+     * @return void
      */
-    protected function _checkRequestMethods(): bool
+    protected function _checkRequestMethods(): void
     {
         if ($this->_request()->is('put')) {
-            throw new BadRequestException('JSON API does not support the PUT method, use PATCH instead');
+            throw new MethodNotAllowedException('JSON API does not support the PUT method, use PATCH instead');
         }
 
         if (!$this->_request()->contentType()) {
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
 
         if ($this->_request()->contentType() !== self::MIME_TYPE) {
@@ -807,8 +808,6 @@ protected function _checkRequestMethods(): bool
                 'JSON API requests with data require the "' . self::MIME_TYPE . '" Content-Type header'
             );
         }
-
-        return true;
     }
 
     /**