diff --git a/resident/resident-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/resident/exception/ApiExceptionHandler.java b/resident/resident-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/resident/exception/ApiExceptionHandler.java
index 6cdc42cf7a..4c5b7eaec2 100644
--- a/resident/resident-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/resident/exception/ApiExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/resident/resident-service/src/main/java/io/mosip/resident/exception/ApiExceptionHandler.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<ResponseWrapper<ServiceError>> controlRequestException(Htt
 	public ResponseEntity<ResponseWrapper<ServiceError>> onHttpMessageNotReadable(
 			final HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest, final HttpMessageNotReadableException e) throws IOException {
 		ResponseWrapper<ServiceError> errorResponse = setErrors(httpServletRequest);
-		ServiceError error = new ServiceError(ResidentErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST.getErrorCode(), e.getMessage());
+		ServiceError error = new ServiceError(ResidentErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST.getErrorCode(), ResidentErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST.getErrorMessage());
 		errorResponse.getErrors().add(error);
 		return new ResponseEntity<>(errorResponse, HttpStatus.OK);
 	}
@@ -408,4 +408,4 @@ private String setId(String requestURI) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}