diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/middleware/rateLimiter.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/middleware/rateLimiter.ts
index 4042325..9eb514a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/middleware/rateLimiter.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/middleware/rateLimiter.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ const windowInMinutes = Math.ceil(config.api.rateLimit.windowMs / 60000);
 export const rateLimiter = rateLimit({
 	windowMs: config.api.rateLimit.windowMs,
 	max: config.api.rateLimit.max,
-	message: `Too many requests from this IP, please try again after ${windowInMinutes} minutes`,
+	message: {
+		status: 429,
+		message: `Too many requests from this IP, please try again after ${windowInMinutes} minutes`
+	},
+	statusCode: 429,
 	standardHeaders: true,
-	legacyHeaders: false,
+	legacyHeaders: false
 });