diff --git a/packages/core/strapi/lib/middlewares/errors.js b/packages/core/strapi/lib/middlewares/errors.js
index 209d8e55b8..27b94010ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/strapi/lib/middlewares/errors.js
+++ b/packages/core/strapi/lib/middlewares/errors.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = (/* _, { strapi } */) => {
 
       strapi.log.error(error);
 
-      const { status, body } = formatInternalError();
+      const { status, body } = formatInternalError(error);
       ctx.status = status;
       ctx.body = body;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/errors.js b/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/errors.js
index 87744ceba7..8313e96887 100644
--- a/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/errors.js
+++ b/packages/core/strapi/lib/services/errors.js
@@ -60,9 +60,14 @@ const formatHttpError = error => {
   };
 };
 
-const formatInternalError = () => {
-  const error = createError(500);
-  return formatHttpError(error);
+const formatInternalError = error => {
+  const httpError = createError(error);
+
+  if (httpError.expose) {
+    return formatHttpError(httpError);
+  }
+
+  return formatHttpError(createError(httpError.status || 500));
 };
 
 module.exports = {