diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/mappers/RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/mappers/RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper.java
index f0ee5fd3d..8c753b274 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/mappers/RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/mappers/RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper.java
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.registration.RegistrationServiceSenderEx
 
 public class RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper implements ExceptionMapper<RegistrationServiceSenderException> {
 
+  public static int REMOTE_SERVICE_REJECTED_REQUEST_STATUS = 440;
+
   @Override
   public Response toResponse(final RegistrationServiceSenderException exception) {
-    return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_GATEWAY)
+    return Response.status(REMOTE_SERVICE_REJECTED_REQUEST_STATUS)
         .entity(new SendVerificationCodeFailureResponse(exception.getReason(), exception.isPermanent()))
         .build();
   }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationControllerTest.java
index dfb50292a..c5384d8e3 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationControllerTest.java
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ class VerificationControllerTest {
         .request()
         .header(HttpHeaders.X_FORWARDED_FOR, "127.0.0.1");
     try (Response response = request.post(Entity.json(requestVerificationCodeJson("voice", "ios")))) {
-      assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_GATEWAY, response.getStatus());
+      assertEquals(RegistrationServiceSenderExceptionMapper.REMOTE_SERVICE_REJECTED_REQUEST_STATUS, response.getStatus());
 
       final Map<String, Object> responseMap = response.readEntity(Map.class);