diff --git a/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/ahjo_status.py b/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/ahjo_status.py
index d813262d61..82d48771df 100644
--- a/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/ahjo_status.py
+++ b/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/ahjo_status.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 class AhjoStatusSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = AhjoStatus
-        fields = ["modified_at", "error_from_ahjo"]
+        fields = ["modified_at", "error_from_ahjo", "validation_error_from_ahjo"]
diff --git a/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/application.py b/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/application.py
index b0dfbf9da8..f41dd9a122 100755
--- a/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/application.py
+++ b/backend/benefit/applications/api/v1/serializers/application.py
@@ -1957,9 +1957,10 @@ def get_latest_ahjo_error(self, obj) -> Union[Dict, None]:
             return None
         data = AhjoStatusSerializer(status).data
         if data["error_from_ahjo"] is None:
-            data = None
-        else:
-            data.update({"status": status.status})
+            if data["validation_error_from_ahjo"] is None:
+                data = None
+            else:
+                data["error_from_ahjo"] = data["validation_error_from_ahjo"]
         return data
 
     handled_by_ahjo_automation = serializers.BooleanField(