diff --git a/server/src/Http/Controllers/Api/v1/PlaceController.php b/server/src/Http/Controllers/Api/v1/PlaceController.php
index dffb82b51..43c19bb6a 100644
--- a/server/src/Http/Controllers/Api/v1/PlaceController.php
+++ b/server/src/Http/Controllers/Api/v1/PlaceController.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function update($id, UpdatePlaceRequest $request)
         try {
             $place = $this->findPlaceOrFail($id);
         } catch (\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException $exception) {
-            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.');
+            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.', 404);
         }
 
         // get request input
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public function find($id, Request $request)
         try {
             $place = $this->findPlaceOrFail($id);
         } catch (\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException $exception) {
-            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.');
+            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.', 404);
         }
 
         return $this->placeResource($place);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public function delete($id, Request $request)
         try {
             $place = $this->findPlaceOrFail($id);
         } catch (\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException $exception) {
-            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.');
+            return $this->apiError('Place resource not found.', 404);
         }
 
         $place->delete();
diff --git a/server/tests/ApiPlaceControllerContractsTest.php b/server/tests/ApiPlaceControllerContractsTest.php
index 876329d9e..24f565876 100644
--- a/server/tests/ApiPlaceControllerContractsTest.php
+++ b/server/tests/ApiPlaceControllerContractsTest.php
@@ -537,5 +537,5 @@ function fleetopsApiPlace(array $attributes = []): FleetOpsApiPlaceEndpointFake
         ? $controller->update('missing-place', fleetopsUpdatePlaceRequest([]))
         : $controller->{$method}('missing-place', new Request());
 
-    expect($response)->toBe(['apiError' => 'Place resource not found.', 'status' => 400]);
+    expect($response)->toBe(['apiError' => 'Place resource not found.', 'status' => 404]);
 })->with(['update', 'find', 'delete']);