diff --git a/src/adservice/src/main/java/oteldemo/AdService.java b/src/adservice/src/main/java/oteldemo/AdService.java
index 75c50802e3..4bdd81ac86 100644
--- a/src/adservice/src/main/java/oteldemo/AdService.java
+++ b/src/adservice/src/main/java/oteldemo/AdService.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void getAds(AdRequest req, StreamObserver<AdResponse> responseObserver) {
                 adRequestTypeKey, adRequestType.name(), adResponseTypeKey, adResponseType.name()));
 
         if (getFeatureFlagEnabled(ADSERVICE_FAILURE)) {
-          throw new StatusRuntimeException(Status.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED);
+          throw new StatusRuntimeException(Status.UNAVAILABLE);
         }
 
         if (getFeatureFlagEnabled(ADSERVICE_MANUAL_GC_FEATURE_FLAG)) {