diff --git a/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py b/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
index 79f93fd7bd9657e7397e0a752c1e013927e1b34f..d2bfe80998800c1f03478fcea7b591314d75aa05 100644
--- a/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
+++ b/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ class DataFormatDeletion(DataFormatsAPIBase):
         self.login_johndoe()
         url = reverse("api_dataformats:object", args=["johndoe", "format1", 1])
         response = self.client.delete(url)
-        self.checkResponse(response, 403)
+        self.checkResponse(response, 405)
 
     def test_no_deletion_of_not_owned_format(self):
         self.login_jackdoe()
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ class NotSharedDataFormat_ExtensionOfPublicForOneUserFormat_SharingAPI(
             self.url, json.dumps({}), content_type="application/json"
         )
 
-        data = self.checkResponse(response, 400, content_type="application/json")
+        data = self.checkResponse(response, 403, content_type="application/json")
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(data, list))
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0)
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ class NotSharedDataFormat_ExtensionOfPublicForOneUserFormat_SharingAPI(
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
-        data = self.checkResponse(response, 400, content_type="application/json")
+        data = self.checkResponse(response, 403, content_type="application/json")
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(data, list))
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0)
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ class NotSharedDataFormat_ExtensionOfPublicForOneUserFormat_SharingAPI(
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
-        data = self.checkResponse(response, 400, content_type="application/json")
+        data = self.checkResponse(response, 403, content_type="application/json")
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(data, list))
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0)
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ class NotSharedDataFormat_ExtensionOfPublicForOneUserFormat_SharingAPI(
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
-        data = self.checkResponse(response, 400, content_type="application/json")
+        data = self.checkResponse(response, 403, content_type="application/json")
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(data, list))
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0)
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ class NotSharedDataFormat_ExtensionOfPublicForOneUserFormat_SharingAPI(
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
-        data = self.checkResponse(response, 400, content_type="application/json")
+        data = self.checkResponse(response, 403, content_type="application/json")
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(data, list))
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0)