diff --git a/internal/adapters/api/api_adapter.go b/internal/adapters/api/api_adapter.go
index fee4833..e5ec49e 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/api/api_adapter.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/api/api_adapter.go
@@ -373,5 +373,8 @@ func (h *APIHandler) GetExitRequests(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func writeErrorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, message string, statusCode int) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
-	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"error": message})
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
+		"error":       message,
+		"status_code": statusCode,
+	})
 }