diff --git a/app/config/errors.php b/app/config/errors.php
index a27e77a58f..66352e9bf4 100644
--- a/app/config/errors.php
+++ b/app/config/errors.php
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ return [
     Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS => [
         'name' => Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS,
         'description' => 'Project with the requested ID already exists.',
-        'code' => 403,
+        'code' => 409,
     ],
     Exception::PROJECT_UNKNOWN => [
         'name' => Exception::PROJECT_UNKNOWN,
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 4074fe0f1c..4012c8c276 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
          convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
          convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
          processIsolation="false"
-         stopOnFailure="true"
+         stopOnFailure="false"
 >
     <extensions>
         <extension class="Appwrite\Tests\TestHook" />
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
index 6380a81326..7254f88efe 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'region' => 'default'
         ]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(403, $response['headers']['status-code']);
-        $this->assertEquals(403, $response['body']['code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(409, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(409, $response['body']['code']);
         $this->assertEquals(Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS, $response['body']['type']);
         $this->assertEquals('Project with the requested ID already exists.', $response['body']['message']);
     }