diff --git a/server/service/apple_mdm.go b/server/service/apple_mdm.go
index 66e4ba30c6..c230ccbec7 100644
--- a/server/service/apple_mdm.go
+++ b/server/service/apple_mdm.go
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@ func (svc *MDMAppleDDMService) handleDeclarationsResponse(ctx context.Context, e
 	case "configuration":
 		return svc.handleConfigurationDeclaration(ctx, parts, hostUUID)
 	default:
-		return nil, nano_service.NewHTTPStatusError(http.StatusBadRequest, ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "declaration type not supported: %s", parts[1]))
+		return nil, nano_service.NewHTTPStatusError(http.StatusNotFound, ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "declaration type not supported: %s", parts[1]))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server/service/integration_ddm_test.go b/server/service/integration_ddm_test.go
index b6d7e72e0f..a2c5425ca3 100644
--- a/server/service/integration_ddm_test.go
+++ b/server/service/integration_ddm_test.go
@@ -450,16 +450,14 @@ INSERT INTO host_mdm_apple_declarations (
 
 		// try getting a non-existent declaration, should fail 404
 		nonExistantDeclarationPath := fmt.Sprintf("declaration/%s/%s", "configuration", "nonexistent")
-		res, err := mdmDevice.DeclarativeManagement(nonExistantDeclarationPath)
+		_, err = mdmDevice.DeclarativeManagement(nonExistantDeclarationPath)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, res.StatusCode)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "404 Not Found")
 
 		// try getting an unsupported declaration, should fail 404
 		unsupportedDeclarationPath := fmt.Sprintf("declaration/%s/%s", "asset", "nonexistent")
-		res, err = mdmDevice.DeclarativeManagement(unsupportedDeclarationPath)
+		_, err = mdmDevice.DeclarativeManagement(unsupportedDeclarationPath)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, res.StatusCode)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "404 Not Found")
 
 		// typo should fail as bad request