diff --git a/pkgs/api/_dbs.ts b/pkgs/api/_dbs.ts
index 14ef109..5003be1 100644
--- a/pkgs/api/_dbs.ts
+++ b/pkgs/api/_dbs.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ export const _ = {
         res.send('{status: "unauthorized"}');
       }
     } else {
-      res.status(503);
-      res.send('{"status": "database_unavailable", "message": "Database connection not available"}');
+      res.sendStatus(503);
+      res.send(
+        '{"status": "database_unavailable", "message": "Database connection not available"}',
+      );
     }
   },
 };