diff --git a/routes/create_password.go b/routes/create_password.go
index 0c57c73..3522e45 100644
--- a/routes/create_password.go
+++ b/routes/create_password.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func CreatePassword(store storage.Store, maxLength int, encoding *base64.Encodin
 		}
 
 		if len(reqBody.Password) > maxLength {
-			http.Error(res, "Password too long", 413) // Payload Too Large
+			http.Error(res, "Password too long", http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
 			return
 		}