diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index dbf64b723..a314faff7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def not_authorized
-    render json: "Error: not authorized", status: :unauthorized
+    render json: {error: "Error: not authorized"}, status: :unauthorized
     raise NotAuthorizedError, "Unauthorized"
   end
 
   def bad_request
-    render json: "Error: Bad Request", status: :bad_request
+    render json: {error: "Error: Bad Request"}, status: :bad_request
   end
 
   def error_too_many_requests(exc)