diff --git a/src/adapters/postgres/cohortMembers-adapter.ts b/src/adapters/postgres/cohortMembers-adapter.ts
index cab2aa76..3912ac79 100644
--- a/src/adapters/postgres/cohortMembers-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/postgres/cohortMembers-adapter.ts
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ export class PostgresCohortMembersService {
           return APIResponse.error(
             res,
             apiId,
-            API_RESPONSES.USER_NOTFOUND,
+            API_RESPONSES.USER_NOT_MEMBER_OF_COHORT,
             API_RESPONSES.NOT_FOUND,
-            HttpStatus.OK
+            HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND
           );
         }
         userYearExistInYear = getYearExitUser.map(
diff --git a/src/common/utils/response.messages.ts b/src/common/utils/response.messages.ts
index 27550219..4a837f26 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/response.messages.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/response.messages.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const API_RESPONSES = {
   TENANT_ID_NOTFOUND: '"Invalid input: TenantId must be a valid UUID."',
   COHORT_NOTFOUND: 'Cohort not exist for this year.',
   USER_NOTFOUND: 'User not exist for this year.',
+  USER_NOT_MEMBER_OF_COHORT: 'User is not a member of any cohort',
   USER_DETAIL_NOTFOUND: 'User details not found',
   COHORT_GET_SUCCESSFULLY: 'Cohort members details fetched successfully.',
   COHORT_USER_NOTFOUND: 'User not exist in this cohort for this year.',