diff --git a/lib/modules/password.js b/lib/modules/password.js
index b275746d..c0b6880d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/password.js
+++ b/lib/modules/password.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ everyModule.submodule('password')
   })
   .respondToLoginFail( function (req, res, errors, login) {
     if (!errors || !errors.length) return;
+    res.status(401);
     return renderLoginFail.apply(this, arguments);
   })
 
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ everyModule.submodule('password')
       .accepts('req res errors newUserAttributes')
       .promises(null)
   .respondToRegistrationFail( function (req, res, errors, newUserAttributes) {
+    res.status(400);
     return renderRegisterFail.apply(this, arguments);
   });