diff --git a/trifid-api/src/routes/v1/hosts.rs b/trifid-api/src/routes/v1/hosts.rs
index 1a4bef5..5e89527 100644
--- a/trifid-api/src/routes/v1/hosts.rs
+++ b/trifid-api/src/routes/v1/hosts.rs
@@ -1494,11 +1494,11 @@ pub async fn edit_host(
     let host = match host {
         Some(h) => h,
         None => {
-            return HttpResponse::Unauthorized().json(APIErrorsResponse {
+            return HttpResponse::NotFound().json(APIErrorsResponse {
                 errors: vec![APIError {
-                    code: "ERR_UNAUTHORIZED".to_string(),
+                    code: "ERR_NOT_FOUND".to_string(),
                     message:
-                        "This resource does not exist or you do not have permission to access it."
+                        "resource not found"
                             .to_string(),
                     path: None,
                 }],