diff --git a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
index 85657e12..3de2b229 100644
--- a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func (h *BaseAPIHandler) getRequestDetails(modelName string) (providers []string
 	}
 
 	if len(providers) == 0 {
-		return nil, "", &interfaces.ErrorMessage{StatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Error: fmt.Errorf("unknown provider for model %s", modelName)}
+		return nil, "", &interfaces.ErrorMessage{StatusCode: http.StatusBadGateway, Error: fmt.Errorf("unknown provider for model %s", modelName)}
 	}
 
 	// The thinking suffix is preserved in the model name itself, so no