diff --git a/api/src/processing/request.js b/api/src/processing/request.js
index d512bfe5..80940f2f 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/request.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/request.js
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ export function createResponse(responseType, responseData) {
             status = 400;
         }
 
+        if (responseType === "rate-limit") {
+            status = 429;
+        }
+
         switch (responseType) {
+            case "rate-limit": //Jumps to the next one
             case "error":
                 response = {
                     error: {