diff --git a/Controller/ApiController.php b/Controller/ApiController.php
index 8a39c6b..596e42f 100755
--- a/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use phpOMS\Message\ResponseAbstract;
 use phpOMS\Model\Message\FormValidation;
 use phpOMS\Module\NullModule;
 use phpOMS\Utils\Parser\Markdown\Markdown;
+use phpOMS\Message\Http\RequestStatusCode;
 
 /**
  * News controller class.
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
     {
         if (!empty($val = $this->validateNewsCreate($request))) {
             $response->set('news_create', new FormValidation($val));
+            $response->getHeader()->setStatusCode(RequestStatusCode::R_400);
 
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php b/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
index 0384880..0b48779 100755
--- a/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/Api/ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait.php
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Modules\News\tests\Controller\Api;
 
+use Modules\News\Models\NewsArticleMapper;
 use Modules\News\Models\NewsStatus;
 use Modules\News\Models\NewsType;
+use Modules\News\Models\NullNewsArticle;
 use phpOMS\Message\Http\HttpRequest;
 use phpOMS\Message\Http\HttpResponse;
 use phpOMS\Uri\HttpUri;
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ trait ApiControllerNewsArticleTrait
         $request->setData('id', 1);
         $this->module->apiNewsDelete($request, $response);
 
-        self::assertGreaterThan(0, $response->get('')['response']->getId());
+        self::assertEquals(1, $response->get('')['response']->getId());
+        self::assertInstanceOf(NullNewsArticle::class, NewsArticleMapper::get(1));
     }
 }