diff --git a/routes/unified-data-gateway.js b/routes/unified-data-gateway.js
index aa0ba31..416e72a 100644
--- a/routes/unified-data-gateway.js
+++ b/routes/unified-data-gateway.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ router.get("/", (req, res) => {
 module.exports = router;
 function sendError(err, res) {
   console.error(err);
-  const errStatus = 500;
+  let errStatus = 500;
   if (err.response) errStatus = err.response.status;
   res.status(errStatus).send({
     errors: [