diff --git a/openstack_auth/tests/unit/test_auth.py b/openstack_auth/tests/unit/test_auth.py
index a668f2a7f0..60a4a07862 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/tests/unit/test_auth.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/tests/unit/test_auth.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class OpenStackAuthTestsV3(OpenStackAuthTestsMixin,
     def test_exception(self):
         user = self.data.user
         form_data = self.get_form_data(user)
-        exc = keystone_exceptions.ClientException(500)
+        exc = keystone_exceptions.ClientException('error 500')
         self._mock_client_password_auth_failure(user.name, user.password, exc)
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
index af3d779ba5..d1600b2fec 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def user_update(request, user, **data):
 
     if not keystone_can_edit_user():
         raise keystone_exceptions.ClientException(
-            405, _("Identity service does not allow editing user data."))
+            _("Identity service does not allow editing user data."))
     try:
         user = manager.update(user, **data)
     except keystone_exceptions.Conflict:
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def user_update_password(request, user, password, admin=True):
 
     if not keystone_can_edit_user():
         raise keystone_exceptions.ClientException(
-            405, _("Identity service does not allow editing user password."))
+            _("Identity service does not allow editing user password."))
 
     manager = keystoneclient(request, admin=admin).users
     manager.update(user, password=password)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/domains/tables.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/domains/tables.py
index 8c0dbf725a..7fb879f96f 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/domains/tables.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/domains/tables.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DeleteDomainsAction(tables.DeleteAction):
             msg = _('Domain "%s" must be disabled before it can be deleted.') \
                 % domain.name
             messages.error(request, msg)
-            raise keystoneclient_exceptions.ClientException(409, msg)
+            raise keystoneclient_exceptions.ClientException(msg)
         else:
             LOG.info('Deleting domain "%s".', obj_id)
             api.keystone.domain_delete(request, obj_id)