diff --git a/src/main/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/api/impl/ResponseHandlers.scala b/src/main/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/api/impl/ResponseHandlers.scala
index 1cad3126..04d2dca8 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/api/impl/ResponseHandlers.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/api/impl/ResponseHandlers.scala
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ object ResponseHandlers extends AkkaResponses {
       case Failure(ex: EServiceDescriptorWithoutInterface) => badRequest(ex, logMessage)
       case Failure(ex: EServiceRiskAnalysisIsRequired)     => badRequest(ex, logMessage)
       case Failure(ex: RiskAnalysisNotValid.type)          => badRequest(ex, logMessage)
+      case Failure(ex: NotValidDescriptor)                 => badRequest(ex, logMessage)
       case Failure(ex)                                     => internalServerError(ex, logMessage)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/CatalogProcessSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/CatalogProcessSpec.scala
index 8b9bed4c..3d83eefc 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/CatalogProcessSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/it/pagopa/interop/catalogprocess/CatalogProcessSpec.scala
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ class CatalogProcessSpec extends SpecHelper with AnyWordSpecLike with ScalatestR
         SpecData.catalogItem.id.toString,
         SpecData.catalogDescriptor.id.toString
       ) ~> check {
-        status shouldEqual StatusCodes.InternalServerError
+        status shouldEqual StatusCodes.BadRequest
       }
     }
     "fail if EService does not exist" in {