diff --git a/superset/exceptions.py b/superset/exceptions.py
index 5dd64389d2aa9..1d5ff2ced13d7 100644
--- a/superset/exceptions.py
+++ b/superset/exceptions.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SupersetTimeoutException(SupersetErrorException):
 
 
 class SupersetGenericDBErrorException(SupersetErrorException):
-    status = 500
+    status = 400
 
     def __init__(
         self,