diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index 6be81be51..f26949deb 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import qualified Hasql.Transaction         as H
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict       as M
 
 import           PostgREST.ApiRequest   ( ApiRequest(..), ContentType(..)
-                                        , ApiRequestError(..)
                                         , Action(..), Target(..)
                                         , PreferRepresentation (..)
                                         , mutuallyAgreeable
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ import           PostgREST.ApiRequest   ( ApiRequest(..), ContentType(..)
 import           PostgREST.Auth            (jwtClaims, containsRole)
 import           PostgREST.Config          (AppConfig (..))
 import           PostgREST.DbStructure
-import           PostgREST.Error           (errResponse, pgErrResponse)
+import           PostgREST.Error           (errResponse, pgErrResponse, apiRequestErrResponse)
 import           PostgREST.Parsers
 import           PostgREST.RangeQuery      (NonnegRange, allRange, rangeOffset, restrictRange)
 import           PostgREST.Middleware
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ postgrest conf refDbStructure pool getTime =
     dbStructure <- readIORef refDbStructure
 
     case userApiRequest (configSchema conf) req body of
-      Left err -> respond $ respondToError err
+      Left err -> respond $ apiRequestErrResponse err
       Right apiRequest -> do
         let eClaims = jwtClaims
               (secret <$> configJwtSecret conf) (iJWT apiRequest) time
@@ -93,12 +92,6 @@ postgrest conf refDbStructure pool getTime =
         resp <- either (pgErrResponse authed) id <$> P.use pool
           (HT.run handleReq HT.ReadCommitted txMode)
         respond resp
-  where
-    respondToError err =
-      case err of
-        ErrorActionInappropriate -> errResponse status405 "Bad Request"
-        ErrorInvalidBody errorMessage -> errResponse status400 $ toS errorMessage
-        ErrorInvalidRange -> errResponse status416 "HTTP Range error"
 
 transactionMode :: Action -> H.Mode
 transactionMode ActionRead = HT.Read
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Error.hs b/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
index be4c2b1ac..75ae6d98d 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances    #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances #-}
 
-module PostgREST.Error (pgErrResponse, errResponse, prettyUsageError) where
+module PostgREST.Error (apiRequestErrResponse, pgErrResponse, errResponse, prettyUsageError) where
 
 import           Protolude
 import           Data.Aeson                ((.=))
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ import qualified Hasql.Pool                as P
 import qualified Hasql.Session             as H
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Types.Status as HT
 import           Network.Wai               (Response, responseLBS)
-import           PostgREST.ApiRequest      (toHeader, ContentType(..))
+import           PostgREST.ApiRequest      (toHeader, ContentType(..), ApiRequestError(..))
+
+apiRequestErrResponse :: ApiRequestError -> Response
+apiRequestErrResponse err =
+  case err of
+    ErrorActionInappropriate -> errResponse HT.status405 "Bad Request"
+    ErrorInvalidBody errorMessage -> errResponse HT.status400 $ toS errorMessage
+    ErrorInvalidRange -> errResponse HT.status416 "HTTP Range error"
 
 errResponse :: HT.Status -> Text -> Response
 errResponse status message = responseLBS status