diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 4bcb421..7fae5eb 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (h *Server) HTTPHandlerFunc(handler interface{}) (http.HandlerFunc, error)
 		}
 		if nct := w.Header().Get(metadata.HeaderContentType); nct != ct {
 			if cf, err = h.newCodec(nct); err != nil {
-				h.errorHandler(ctx, nil, w, r, err, http.StatusBadRequest)
+				h.errorHandler(ctx, nil, w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ func (h *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	if nct := w.Header().Get(metadata.HeaderContentType); nct != ct {
 		if cf, err = h.newCodec(nct); err != nil {
-			h.errorHandler(ctx, nil, w, r, err, http.StatusBadRequest)
+			h.errorHandler(ctx, nil, w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return
 		}
 	}