diff --git a/pkg/web/web.go b/pkg/web/web.go
index eccd1893..406122e6 100644
--- a/pkg/web/web.go
+++ b/pkg/web/web.go
@@ -400,9 +400,8 @@ func WebFnWrap(opts WebFnOpts, fn WebFnType) WebFnType {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "X-ZoneFileInfo")
 		err := authkey.ValidateIncomingRequest(r)
 		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("error validating authkey: %v", err)))
-			log.Printf("error validating request: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 		fn(w, r)
diff --git a/pkg/web/ws.go b/pkg/web/ws.go
index 267c9f27..e75d290b 100644
--- a/pkg/web/ws.go
+++ b/pkg/web/ws.go
@@ -248,9 +248,8 @@ func HandleWsInternal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
 	err := authkey.ValidateIncomingRequest(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("error validating authkey: %v", err)))
-		log.Printf("error validating request: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	conn, err := WebSocketUpgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)