diff --git a/account/custom_middleware.py b/account/custom_middleware.py
index fb032dc..ca89a86 100644
--- a/account/custom_middleware.py
+++ b/account/custom_middleware.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ from guardian.models import Guardian
 # user can login in single
 # device at a time"""
 
-def custom_response(custom_error):
+def custom_response(custom_error, response_status = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND):
     """custom response"""
-    response = Response(custom_error.data, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+    response = Response(custom_error.data, status=response_status)
     # Set content type header to "application/json"
     response['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
     # Render the response as JSON
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ class CustomMiddleware(object):
             if not force_update and version and device_type:
                 custom_error = custom_error_response(ERROR_CODE['2079'],
                                                      response_status=status.HTTP_308_PERMANENT_REDIRECT)
-                response = custom_response(custom_error)
+                response = custom_response(custom_error, status.HTTP_308_PERMANENT_REDIRECT)
         return response