diff --git a/api/wakatime.js b/api/wakatime.js
index 73ef9986feeb7..236727fc4e5dc 100644
--- a/api/wakatime.js
+++ b/api/wakatime.js
@@ -90,20 +90,11 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
       }),
     );
   } catch (err) {
-    res.setHeader(
-      "Cache-Control",
-      `max-age=${CONSTANTS.ERROR_CACHE_SECONDS / 2}, s-maxage=${
-        CONSTANTS.ERROR_CACHE_SECONDS
-      }, stale-while-revalidate=${CONSTANTS.ONE_DAY}`,
-    ); // Use lower cache period for errors.
-    return res.send(
-      renderError(err.message, err.secondaryMessage, {
-        title_color,
-        text_color,
-        bg_color,
-        border_color,
-        theme,
-      }),
+   setCacheControlHeaders(res, CONSTANTS.ERROR_CACHE_SECONDS);
+    return renderResponse(
+      res,
+      renderError(err.message, err.secondaryMessage, options),
+      500
     );
   }
 };