diff --git a/lnbits/app.py b/lnbits/app.py
index b688ec8d..6efd82fe 100644
--- a/lnbits/app.py
+++ b/lnbits/app.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def register_exception_handlers(app: FastAPI):
             )
 
         return JSONResponse(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT,
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             content={"detail": exc_str},
         )
 
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def register_exception_handlers(app: FastAPI):
     async def validation_exception_handler(
         request: Request, exc: RequestValidationError
     ):
+        logger.error(str(exc))
         # Only the browser sends "text/html" request
         # not fail proof, but everything else get's a JSON response
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ def register_exception_handlers(app: FastAPI):
             )
 
         return JSONResponse(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT,
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
             content={"detail": exc.errors()},
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/core/views/test_generic.py b/tests/core/views/test_generic.py
index 4300b78b..e8fc6fcc 100644
--- a/tests/core/views/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/core/views/test_generic.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ async def test_get_wallet_no_redirect(client):
         i += 1
 
 
-# check GET /wallet: wrong user, expect 204
+# check GET /wallet: wrong user, expect 400
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_wallet_with_nonexistent_user(client):
     response = await client.get("wallet", params={"usr": "1"})
-    assert response.status_code == 204, (
+    assert response.status_code == 400, (
         str(response.url) + " " + str(response.status_code)
     )
 
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ async def test_get_wallet_with_user_and_wallet(client, to_user, to_wallet):
     )
 
 
-# check GET /wallet: wrong wallet and user, expect 204
+# check GET /wallet: wrong wallet and user, expect 400
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_wallet_with_user_and_wrong_wallet(client, to_user):
     response = await client.get("wallet", params={"usr": to_user.id, "wal": "1"})
-    assert response.status_code == 204, (
+    assert response.status_code == 400, (
         str(response.url) + " " + str(response.status_code)
     )
 
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ async def test_get_extensions(client, to_user):
     )
 
 
-# check GET /extensions: extensions list wrong user, expect 204
+# check GET /extensions: extensions list wrong user, expect 400
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_extensions_wrong_user(client, to_user):
     response = await client.get("extensions", params={"usr": "1"})
-    assert response.status_code == 204, (
+    assert response.status_code == 400, (
         str(response.url) + " " + str(response.status_code)
     )
 
 
-# check GET /extensions: no user given, expect code 204 no content
+# check GET /extensions: no user given, expect code 400 bad request
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_extensions_no_user(client):
     response = await client.get("extensions")
-    assert response.status_code == 204, (  # no content
+    assert response.status_code == 400, (  # bad request
         str(response.url) + " " + str(response.status_code)
     )