diff --git a/modules/charon-core/src/main/java/org/wso2/charon3/core/exceptions/ForbiddenException.java b/modules/charon-core/src/main/java/org/wso2/charon3/core/exceptions/ForbiddenException.java
index 25d40bef1..085061cb0 100644
--- a/modules/charon-core/src/main/java/org/wso2/charon3/core/exceptions/ForbiddenException.java
+++ b/modules/charon-core/src/main/java/org/wso2/charon3/core/exceptions/ForbiddenException.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 public class ForbiddenException extends AbstractCharonException {
 
     public ForbiddenException() {
-        this(ResponseCodeConstants.DESC_CONFLICT);
+        this(ResponseCodeConstants.DESC_FORBIDDEN);
     }
 
     public ForbiddenException(String exception) {