diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DigitalSignatureKmsService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DigitalSignatureKmsService.java
index 2bf12b2d6..4f5098da2 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DigitalSignatureKmsService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DigitalSignatureKmsService.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class DigitalSignatureKmsService {
             if (e.status() == HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value()) {
                 throw new BadRequestException(e.getMessage(), e);
             }
-            throw new InternalServerErrorException("Could not validate digital KMS signature", e);
+            throw new BadRequestException("Could not validate digital KMS signature", e);
         }
         log.info("Digital KMS signature is valid");