diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index b4eee7fa..1be165e8 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
 
         var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
         if (!dataviewDefinition) {
-            return callback(new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists"));
+            const error = new Error(`Dataview '${dataviewName}' does not exists`);
+            error.type = 'dataview';
+            error.http_status = 400;
+            return callback(error);
         }
 
         var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;