diff --git a/lib/wicked/controller/concerns/render_redirect.rb b/lib/wicked/controller/concerns/render_redirect.rb
index e8ae63f..96bee5d 100644
--- a/lib/wicked/controller/concerns/render_redirect.rb
+++ b/lib/wicked/controller/concerns/render_redirect.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def process_resource!(resource, options = {})
     else
       @skip_to = nil
       # Do not override user-provided status for render
-      options[:status] ||= :unprocessable_entity
+      options[:status] ||= 422
     end
   end