diff --git a/functions/http/index.js b/functions/http/index.js
index 2cdabb8471..b89fed0c17 100644
--- a/functions/http/index.js
+++ b/functions/http/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ exports.helloHttp = (req, res) => {
       handlePUT(req, res);
       break;
     default:
-      res.status(500).send({ error: 'Something blew up!' });
+      res.status(405).send({ error: 'Something blew up!' });
       break;
   }
 };
diff --git a/functions/http/test/index.test.js b/functions/http/test/index.test.js
index 30da5d54fe..48ca8b7236 100644
--- a/functions/http/test/index.test.js
+++ b/functions/http/test/index.test.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test.serial(`http:helloHttp: should handle other methods`, (t) => {
   httpSample.sample.helloHttp(mocks.req, mocks.res);
 
   t.true(mocks.res.status.calledOnce);
-  t.is(mocks.res.status.firstCall.args[0], 500);
+  t.is(mocks.res.status.firstCall.args[0], 405);
   t.true(mocks.res.send.calledOnce);
   t.deepEqual(mocks.res.send.firstCall.args[0], { error: `Something blew up!` });
 });