diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/api_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/api_controller.rb
index 65edd1cf..44c1f96b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/api_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/api_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def render_record_invalid(exception)
       end
 
       def render_parameter_missing(exception)
-        render_error(exception, { message: I18n.t('api.errors.missing_param') }, :unprocessable_entity)
+        render_error(exception, { message: I18n.t('api.errors.missing_param') }, :unprocessable_content)
       end
 
       def render_error(exception, errors, status)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/passwords/update_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/passwords/update_spec.rb
index fea90074..70d19085 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/passwords/update_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/passwords/update_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     it 'does not change the password if confirmation does not match' do
       params[:password_confirmation] = 'anotherpass'
       put user_password_path, params:, headers:, as: :json
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/users/create_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/users/create_spec.rb
index f2d19b19..e310566c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/users/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/users/create_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
     it 'does not return a successful response' do
       subject
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     it 'does not return a successful response' do
       subject
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
     end
   end
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
     it 'does not return a successful response' do
       subject
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
     end
   end
 end