diff --git a/data/conf/nginx/includes/site-defaults.conf b/data/conf/nginx/includes/site-defaults.conf
index ef2c4fb856..1d03e93984 100644
--- a/data/conf/nginx/includes/site-defaults.conf
+++ b/data/conf/nginx/includes/site-defaults.conf
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
       proxy_redirect off;
-      error_page 403 /_rspamderror.php;
+      error_page 401 /_rspamderror.php;
     }
     proxy_pass       http://rspamd:11334/;
     proxy_set_header Host      $http_host;