diff --git a/redfish-core/src/error_messages.cpp b/redfish-core/src/error_messages.cpp
index 7c29507..5b10937 100644
--- a/redfish-core/src/error_messages.cpp
+++ b/redfish-core/src/error_messages.cpp
@@ -1013,7 +1013,8 @@
  */
 void success(crow::Response& res)
 {
-    res.result(boost::beast::http::status::ok);
+    // don't set res.result here because success is the default and any error
+    // should overwrite the default
     addMessageToJsonRoot(
         res.jsonValue,
         nlohmann::json{