diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index b750a852..e6bc00c1 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ pub fn http_status_code_for_service_error(error: &ServiceError) -> StatusCode {
         ServiceError::InfoHashAlreadyExists => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         ServiceError::CanonicalInfoHashAlreadyExists => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         ServiceError::TorrentTitleAlreadyExists => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-        ServiceError::TrackerOffline => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+        ServiceError::TrackerOffline => StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
         ServiceError::CategoryNameEmpty => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         ServiceError::CategoryAlreadyExists => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         ServiceError::TagNameEmpty => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,