diff --git a/src/main/java/org/folio/rest/exception/HttpException.java b/src/main/java/org/folio/rest/exception/HttpException.java
index 3d3ca912..bad85b45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/folio/rest/exception/HttpException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/folio/rest/exception/HttpException.java
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package org.folio.rest.exception;
 
+import static org.folio.rest.util.ErrorCodes.CONFLICT;
+import static org.folio.rest.util.ErrorCodes.GENERIC_ERROR_CODE;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.folio.rest.jaxrs.model.Error;
 import org.folio.rest.jaxrs.model.Errors;
 import org.folio.rest.jaxrs.model.Parameter;
 import org.folio.rest.util.ErrorCodes;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class HttpException extends RuntimeException {
@@ -17,17 +21,19 @@ public class HttpException extends RuntimeException {
   public HttpException(int code, String message) {
     super(StringUtils.isNotEmpty(message) ? message : ErrorCodes.GENERIC_ERROR_CODE.getDescription());
     this.code = code;
+    var ec = code == 409 ? CONFLICT : GENERIC_ERROR_CODE;
     this.errors = new Errors()
-      .withErrors(List.of(new Error().withCode(ErrorCodes.GENERIC_ERROR_CODE.getCode()).withMessage(message)))
+      .withErrors(Collections.singletonList(new Error().withCode(ec.getCode()).withMessage(message)))
       .withTotalRecords(1);
   }
 
   public HttpException(int code, String message, Throwable cause) {
     super(message, cause);
     this.code = code;
+    var ec = code == 409 ? CONFLICT : GENERIC_ERROR_CODE;
     Parameter causeParam = new Parameter().withKey("cause").withValue(cause.getMessage());
     Error error = new Error()
-      .withCode(ErrorCodes.GENERIC_ERROR_CODE.getCode())
+      .withCode(ec.getCode())
       .withMessage(message)
       .withParameters(List.of(causeParam));
     this.errors = new Errors()
@@ -38,17 +44,10 @@ public HttpException(int code, String message, Throwable cause) {
   public HttpException(int code, Throwable cause) {
     super(cause.getMessage(), cause);
     this.code = code;
+    var ec = code == 409 ? CONFLICT : GENERIC_ERROR_CODE;
     this.errors = new Errors()
-      .withErrors(List.of(new Error().withCode(ErrorCodes.GENERIC_ERROR_CODE.getCode()).withMessage(cause.getMessage())))
-      .withTotalRecords(1);
-  }
-
-  public HttpException(int code, ErrorCodes errCodes) {
-    super(errCodes.getDescription());
-    this.errors = new Errors()
-      .withErrors(List.of(new Error().withCode(errCodes.getCode()).withMessage(errCodes.getDescription())))
+      .withErrors(List.of(new Error().withCode(ec.getCode()).withMessage(cause.getMessage())))
       .withTotalRecords(1);
-    this.code = code;
   }
 
   public HttpException(int code, Error error) {