1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/client_auth_filter.cc b/src/core/lib/security/transport/client_auth_filter.cc
index 6a3641f112..6d7f89873b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/client_auth_filter.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/client_auth_filter.cc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void on_credentials_metadata(void* arg, grpc_error* input_error) {
     grpc_call_next_op(elem, batch);
   } else {
     error = grpc_error_set_int(error, GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS,
-                               GRPC_STATUS_UNAUTHENTICATED);
+                               GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE);
     grpc_transport_stream_op_batch_finish_with_failure(batch, error,
                                                        calld->call_combiner);
   }