diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserController.coffee
index bb3ed6be55..4501594164 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserController.coffee
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports =
 			user.ace.pdfViewer = req.body.pdfViewer
 			user.save (err)->
 				if !newEmail? or newEmail.length == 0 or newEmail.indexOf("@") == -1
-					return res.send(412)
+					return res.send(400)
 				else if newEmail == user.email
 					return res.send 200
 				else 
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/User/UserControllerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/User/UserControllerTests.coffee
index cfdb1c7f10..701b2d286a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/User/UserControllerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/User/UserControllerTests.coffee
@@ -107,21 +107,21 @@ describe "UserController", ->
 		it "should return an error if the email address is null", (done)->
 			@req.body.email = null
 			@res.send = (code)->
-				code.should.equal 412
+				code.should.equal 400
 				done()
 			@UserController.updateUserSettings @req, @res
 
 		it "should send an error if the email is 0 len", (done)->
 			@req.body.email = ""
 			@res.send = (code)->
-				code.should.equal 412
+				code.should.equal 400
 				done()
 			@UserController.updateUserSettings @req, @res
 
 		it "should send an error if the email does not contain an @", (done)->
 			@req.body.email = "bob at something dot com"
 			@res.send = (code)->
-				code.should.equal 412
+				code.should.equal 400
 				done()
 			@UserController.updateUserSettings @req, @res