diff --git a/share/www/script/test/uuids.js b/share/www/script/test/uuids.js
index 0f141a9..d304c4e 100644
--- a/share/www/script/test/uuids.js
+++ b/share/www/script/test/uuids.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
   // test max_uuid_count
   var xhr = CouchDB.request("GET", "/_uuids?count=1001");
-  TEquals(401, xhr.status, "should error when count > max_count");
+  TEquals(403, xhr.status, "should error when count > max_count");
 
   run_on_modified_server([{
       "section": "uuids",