diff --git a/packages/core/admin/server/middlewares/data-transfer.js b/packages/core/admin/server/middlewares/data-transfer.js
index e83af24229..0a2c0bf5fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/server/middlewares/data-transfer.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/server/middlewares/data-transfer.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = () => async (ctx, next) => {
   }
 
   if (!hasValidTokenSalt()) {
-    return ctx.badRequest(
+    return ctx.notImplemented(
       'The server configuration for data transfer is invalid. Please contact your server administrator.',
       {
         code: 'INVALID_TOKEN_SALT',