diff --git a/api/src/processing/request.js b/api/src/processing/request.js
index 12cee3d8..da48bc48 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/request.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/request.js
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ export function createResponse(responseType, responseData) {
 
         if (responseType === "error") {
             status = 400;
-        }
-
-        if (responseType === "rate-limit") {
+        } else if (responseType === "rate-limit") {
             status = 429;
         }