diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController.coffee
index bb323ce052..3f8ed41637 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = AuthenticationController =
 				else
 					AuthenticationController._recordFailedLogin()
 					logger.log email: email, "failed log in"
-					res.send message:
+					res.send 401, message:
 						text: req.i18n.translate("email_or_password_wrong_try_again"),
 						type: 'error'
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Authentication/AuthenticationControllerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Authentication/AuthenticationControllerTests.coffee
index f6d55d2a4a..dd3a207006 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Authentication/AuthenticationControllerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Authentication/AuthenticationControllerTests.coffee
@@ -96,11 +96,10 @@ describe "AuthenticationController", ->
 				@AuthenticationController.login(@req, @res)
 
 			it "should return an error", ->
-				# @res.body.should.exist
 				expect(@res.body.message).to.exist
-					# message:
-					# 	text: 'Your email or password were incorrect. Please try again',
-					# 	type: 'error'
+
+			it "should set the res code to 401", ->
+				@res.statusCode.should.equal 401
 
 			it "should not establish a session", ->
 				@AuthenticationController._establishUserSession.called.should.equal false