diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index f41728e2b3..a73f663656 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ function upload(req, res, filesIterator, next) {
 
 	if (!req.user) {
 		deleteTempFiles(files);
-		return res.json(403, 'not allowed');
+		return res.status(403).json('not allowed');
 	}
 
 	if (!Array.isArray(files)) {
-		return res.json(500, 'invalid files');
+		return res.status(500).json('invalid files');
 	}
 
 	if (Array.isArray(files[0])) {