diff --git a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
index b3aa42526d9c6c059c14fa95e7aee2aa5cc48237..447acb46260c47367efe19922c73ec5ef2de8650 100644
--- a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
+++ b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export async function getUser(req,res){
 
     try {
 
-        if(!username) return res.status(501).send({error: "Invalid Username"});
+        if(!username) return res.status(401).send({error: "Invalid Username"});
 
         UserModel.findOne({username}, function(err, user){
             if(err) return res.status(500).send({err});