diff --git a/rest/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapper.java b/rest/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapper.java
index a1d386fa8..686ba5017 100644
--- a/rest/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapper.java
+++ b/rest/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.NoResourceFoundException;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class ApplicationExceptionMapper {
 
     @ExceptionHandler(ClientAbortException.class)
     @Order(ValidationExceptionMapper.ORDER + 1)
+    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
     public void handleClientAborted(
             HttpServletRequest request, ClientAbortException clientAbortException) {
         logException(
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<ErrorResponse> handleAll(HttpServletRequest request, Throw
                         .findAny();
         if (clientAbortedException.isPresent()) {
             handleClientAborted(request, (ClientAbortException) clientAbortedException.get());
-            return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
+            return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
         }
 
         logException(request, th);
diff --git a/rest/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapperTest.java b/rest/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapperTest.java
index cad107958..52770fd0f 100644
--- a/rest/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapperTest.java
+++ b/rest/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/rest/controllers/ApplicationExceptionMapperTest.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void testClientAbortException() throws Exception {
                                         new ObjectMapper()
                                                 .writeValueAsString(Collections.emptyMap())))
                 .andDo(print())
-                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+                .andExpect(status().isNoContent());
         // verify the error was logged
         verify(logger)
                 .error(
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public void testClientAbortExceptionChained() throws Exception {
                                         new ObjectMapper()
                                                 .writeValueAsString(Collections.emptyMap())))
                 .andDo(print())
-                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+                .andExpect(status().isNoContent());
         // verify the error was logged
         verify(logger)
                 .error(