diff --git a/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget.py b/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget.py
index ef881526d..26d90dabe 100644
--- a/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget.py
+++ b/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget.py
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ def post(widget_id):
         except (KeyError, ValueError) as err:
             return str(err), HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
         except ValidationError as err:
-            return str(err.messages), HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR@cors_preflight('GET, POST, OPTIONS')
+            return str(err.messages), HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR