diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index b56797a9..c8c7fdf2 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ const JAMBONES_USE_FREESWITCH_TIMER_FD = process.env.JAMBONES_USE_FREESWITCH_TIM
 const JAMBONES_DIAL_SBC_FOR_REGISTERED_USER = process.env.JAMBONES_DIAL_SBC_FOR_REGISTERED_USER || false;
 const JAMBONES_MEDIA_TIMEOUT_MS = process.env.JAMBONES_MEDIA_TIMEOUT_MS || 0;
 const JAMBONES_MEDIA_HOLD_TIMEOUT_MS = process.env.JAMBONES_MEDIA_HOLD_TIMEOUT_MS || 0;
+const JAMBONES_WEBHOOK_ERROR_RETURN = parseInt(process.env.JAMBONES_WEBHOOK_ERROR_RETURN, 10) || 480;
 
 /* say / tts */
 const JAMBONES_SAY_CHUNK_SIZE = parseInt(process.env.JAMBONES_SAY_CHUNK_SIZE, 10) || 900;
@@ -237,4 +238,5 @@ module.exports = {
   JAMBONES_MEDIA_HOLD_TIMEOUT_MS,
   JAMBONES_SAY_CHUNK_SIZE,
   JAMBONES_TRANSCRIBE_EP_DESTROY_DELAY_MS,
+  JAMBONES_WEBHOOK_ERROR_RETURN
 };
diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index 5f24b327..4a297246 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const RootSpan = require('./utils/call-tracer');
 const listTaskNames = require('./utils/summarize-tasks');
 const {
   JAMBONES_MYSQL_REFRESH_TTL,
-  JAMBONES_DISABLE_DIRECT_P2P_CALL
+  JAMBONES_DISABLE_DIRECT_P2P_CALL,
+  JAMBONES_WEBHOOK_ERROR_RETURN
 } = require('./config');
 const { createJambonzApp } = require('./dynamic-apps');
 const { decrypt } = require('./utils/encrypt-decrypt');
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ module.exports = function(srf, logger) {
         message: `${err?.message}`.trim()
       }).catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error generating alert for parsing application'));
       logger.info({err}, `Error retrieving or parsing application: ${err?.message}`);
-      res.send(480, {headers: {'X-Reason': err?.message || 'unknown'}});
+      res.send(JAMBONES_WEBHOOK_ERROR_RETURN, {headers: {'X-Reason': err?.message || 'unknown'}});
       app.requestor.close(WS_CLOSE_CODES.GoingAway);
     }
   }