diff --git a/app/controllers/types_controller.rb b/app/controllers/types_controller.rb
index 8534e3843904..c46d8cb09eee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/types_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/types_controller.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def update
 
       call.on_failure do |result|
         flash[:error] = result.errors.full_messages.join("\n")
-        render_edit_tab(@type)
+        render_edit_tab(@type, status: :unprocessable_entity)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ def redirect_to_type_tab_path(type, notice)
                 notice:)
   end
 
-  def render_edit_tab(type)
+  def render_edit_tab(type, status: :ok)
     @tab = params[:tab]
     @projects = Project.all
     @type = type
 
-    render action: :edit, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    render action: :edit, status:
   end
 
   def show_local_breadcrumb
diff --git a/spec/controllers/types_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/types_controller_spec.rb
index 5130db3b52b7..f1064418e1ab 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/types_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/types_controller_spec.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         get "edit", params: { id: type.id, tab: :settings }
       end
 
-      it { expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity) }
+      it { expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok) }
       it { expect(response).to render_template "edit" }
       it { expect(response).to render_template "types/form/_settings" }
       it { expect(response.body).to have_css "input[@name='type[name]'][@value='My type']" }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         get "edit", params: { id: type.id, tab: :projects }
       end
 
-      it { expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity) }
+      it { expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok) }
       it { expect(response).to render_template "edit" }
       it { expect(response).to render_template "types/form/_projects" }