diff --git a/internal/net/http/middleware/cidr_whitelist.go b/internal/net/http/middleware/cidr_whitelist.go
index 1cf61991..32172a6e 100644
--- a/internal/net/http/middleware/cidr_whitelist.go
+++ b/internal/net/http/middleware/cidr_whitelist.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type cidrWhitelist struct {
 
 type cidrWhitelistOpts struct {
 	Allow      []*types.CIDR `validate:"min=1"`
-	StatusCode int           `validate:"omitempty,gte=400,lte=599"`
+	StatusCode int           `json:"status" validate:"omitempty,gte=400,lte=599"`
 	Message    string
 }