diff --git a/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token.go b/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token.go
index a2e63cf5c..673c0af76 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type accessTokenResponse struct {
 // @produce json
 // @param id path int true "User identifier"
 // @param body body userAccessTokenCreatePayload true "details"
-// @success 200 {object} accessTokenResponse "Created"
+// @success 200 {object} accessTokenResponse "Success"
 // @failure 400 "Invalid request"
 // @failure 401 "Unauthorized"
 // @failure 403 "Permission denied"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) userCreateAccessToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		return httperror.InternalServerError("Internal Server Error", err)
 	}
 
-	return response.JSONWithStatus(w, accessTokenResponse{rawAPIKey, *apiKey}, http.StatusCreated)
+	return response.JSONWithStatus(w, accessTokenResponse{rawAPIKey, *apiKey}, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func (handler *Handler) usesInternalAuthentication(userid portainer.UserID) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token_test.go b/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token_test.go
index 5199366a2..b7e49d96b 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token_test.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/users/user_create_access_token_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Test_userCreateAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 		h.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 
-		is.Equal(http.StatusCreated, rr.Code)
+		is.Equal(http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 
 		body, err := io.ReadAll(rr.Body)
 		is.NoError(err, "ReadAll should not return error")