diff --git a/pkg/server/controllers/helpers.go b/pkg/server/controllers/helpers.go
index 41b2e3b2..def5960a 100644
--- a/pkg/server/controllers/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/server/controllers/helpers.go
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ func logError(err error, msg string) {
 }
 
 func getStatusCode(err error) int {
-	switch err {
+	rootErr := errors.Cause(err)
+
+	switch rootErr {
 	case app.ErrNotFound:
 	case app.ErrLoginInvalid:
 		return http.StatusNotFound