diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/model/exceptions/BackendGenericError.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/model/exceptions/BackendGenericError.java
index 9cb026a..cae59b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/model/exceptions/BackendGenericError.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/model/exceptions/BackendGenericError.java
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ public class BackendGenericError extends StorageHubException{
 	 */
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+	int status = 500;
+	
 	public BackendGenericError() {
 		super();
-		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+	}
+	
+	public BackendGenericError(int status) {
+		super();
+		this.status = status;
 	}
 
 	public BackendGenericError(String message, Throwable cause) {
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ public class BackendGenericError extends StorageHubException{
 
 	@Override
 	public int getStatus() {
-		return 500;
+		return this.status;
 	}
 	
 }