diff --git a/enterprise/api/v1/views.py b/enterprise/api/v1/views.py
index 02ac5e759b..42f4775993 100644
--- a/enterprise/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/enterprise/api/v1/views.py
@@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ def algolia_key(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """
 
         if not (api_key := getattr(settings, "ENTERPRISE_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY", "")):
-            return Response("Algolia API key not configured", status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            LOGGER.warning("Algolia search API key is not configured. To enable this view, "
+                           "set `ENTERPRISE_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY` in settings.")
+            raise Http404
 
         queryset = self.queryset.filter(
             **{