diff --git a/gateway-service/src/main/java/org/zowe/apiml/gateway/controllers/GatewayExceptionHandler.java b/gateway-service/src/main/java/org/zowe/apiml/gateway/controllers/GatewayExceptionHandler.java
index 6eac086a0a..895b8e7fc1 100644
--- a/gateway-service/src/main/java/org/zowe/apiml/gateway/controllers/GatewayExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/gateway-service/src/main/java/org/zowe/apiml/gateway/controllers/GatewayExceptionHandler.java
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ public Mono<Void> setBodyResponse(ServerWebExchange exchange, int responseCode,
         var serverCodecConfigurer = ServerCodecConfigurer.create();
 
         var serverWebExchange = new DefaultServerWebExchange(exchange.getRequest(), exchange.getResponse(), sessionManager, serverCodecConfigurer, localeContextResolver);
-        serverWebExchange.getResponse().setRawStatusCode(responseCode);
-        serverWebExchange.getResponse().getHeaders().add(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
+        try {
+            serverWebExchange.getResponse().setRawStatusCode(responseCode);
+            serverWebExchange.getResponse().getHeaders().add(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
+        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+            log.debug("Cannot update response", e);
+        }
 
         Message message = messageService.createMessage(messageCode, args);
         try {