diff --git a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/net50+net60+net80/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/net50+net60+net80/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
index 279e2717..62fe0990 100644
--- a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/net50+net60+net80/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
+++ b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/net50+net60+net80/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
@@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ namespace GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors
         public FileSizeExceededError() { }
         public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
-    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError
+    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError, GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors.IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
         public HttpMethodValidationError(GraphQLParser.ROM originalQuery, GraphQLParser.AST.ASTNode node, string message) { }
+        public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
     public interface IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
diff --git a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp21+netstandard20/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp21+netstandard20/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
index e1a2d4c7..485e3fa7 100644
--- a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp21+netstandard20/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
+++ b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp21+netstandard20/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
@@ -238,9 +238,10 @@ namespace GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors
         public FileSizeExceededError() { }
         public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
-    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError
+    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError, GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors.IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
         public HttpMethodValidationError(GraphQLParser.ROM originalQuery, GraphQLParser.AST.ASTNode node, string message) { }
+        public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
     public interface IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
diff --git a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp31/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp31/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
index 6ed0eab4..c60e890a 100644
--- a/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp31/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
+++ b/tests/ApiApprovalTests/netcoreapp31/GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.approved.txt
@@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ namespace GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors
         public FileSizeExceededError() { }
         public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
-    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError
+    public class HttpMethodValidationError : GraphQL.Validation.ValidationError, GraphQL.Server.Transports.AspNetCore.Errors.IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
         public HttpMethodValidationError(GraphQLParser.ROM originalQuery, GraphQLParser.AST.ASTNode node, string message) { }
+        public System.Net.HttpStatusCode PreferredStatusCode { get; set; }
     }
     public interface IHasPreferredStatusCode
     {
diff --git a/tests/Samples.Authorization.Tests/EndToEndTests.cs b/tests/Samples.Authorization.Tests/EndToEndTests.cs
index 1c169d02..ab1daa62 100644
--- a/tests/Samples.Authorization.Tests/EndToEndTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Samples.Authorization.Tests/EndToEndTests.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public Task GraphQLGet_Success()
 
     [Fact]
     public Task GraphQLGet_AccessDenied()
-        => new ServerTests<Program>().VerifyGraphQLGetAsync("/graphql", ACCESS_DENIED_QUERY, ACCESS_DENIED_RESPONSE, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+        => new ServerTests<Program>().VerifyGraphQLGetAsync("/graphql", ACCESS_DENIED_QUERY, ACCESS_DENIED_RESPONSE, HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
 
     [Fact]
     public Task GraphQLPost_Success()
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public Task GraphQLPost_Success()
 
     [Fact]
     public Task GraphQPost_AccessDenied()
-        => new ServerTests<Program>().VerifyGraphQLPostAsync("/graphql", ACCESS_DENIED_QUERY, ACCESS_DENIED_RESPONSE, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+        => new ServerTests<Program>().VerifyGraphQLPostAsync("/graphql", ACCESS_DENIED_QUERY, ACCESS_DENIED_RESPONSE, HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
 
     [Fact]
     public Task GraphQLWebSocket_Success()