diff --git a/src/routes/MultiSearchRoute.ts b/src/routes/MultiSearchRoute.ts
index a3e9a933..e59027df 100644
--- a/src/routes/MultiSearchRoute.ts
+++ b/src/routes/MultiSearchRoute.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const multiSearchRouter = createRoute<SCMultiSearchResponse | SCTooManyRe
     const queryNames = Object.keys(request);
 
     if (queryNames.length > configFile.backend.maxMultiSearchRouteQueries) {
-      throw new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse(app.get('isProductiveEnvironment'));
+      throw new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse(app.get('isTestEnvironment'));
     }
 
     // get a map of promises for each query
diff --git a/src/routes/Route.ts b/src/routes/Route.ts
index f7981a0c..567f3e5d 100644
--- a/src/routes/Route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/Route.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function createRoute<RETURNTYPE>(
         if (responseErrors.length > 0) {
           const validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse(
             responseErrors,
-            req.app.get('isProductiveEnvironment'),
+            req.app.get('isTestEnvironment'),
           );
           const internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse(
             validationError,