diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/search.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/search.cr
index 526914b0..3c44a989 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/search.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/search.cr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Search
 
     if !CONFIG.search_enabled
       error_message = {"error" => "Administrator has disabled this endpoint."}.to_json
-      haltf env, 400, error_message
+      haltf env, 403, error_message
     end
 
     query = Invidious::Search::Query.new(env.params.query, :regular, region)