diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
index 93c0d9ef1..9382fd396 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ class ApiUsersController < ApiController
         render json: response.body, status: 200
       else
         Bugsnag.notify(exception) do |report|
-          report.severity = "warning"
+          report.severity = "error"
           report.add_tab(:latency, {
             user_id: current_user.id,
             name: current_user.name,