diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild-koji.go b/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild-koji.go
index a6dcc51e4..0a656ac4e 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild-koji.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild-koji.go
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ func (impl *OSBuildKojiJobImpl) Run(job worker.Job) error {
 			args.Manifest = manifestJR.Manifest
 			if len(args.Manifest) == 0 {
 				err := fmt.Errorf("Received empty manifest")
-				result.JobError = clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorManifestDependency, err.Error())
+				result.JobError = clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorEmptyManifest, err.Error())
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Job has no manifest")
-			result.JobError = clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorManifestDependency, err.Error())
+			result.JobError = clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorEmptyManifest, err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/worker/clienterrors/errors.go b/internal/worker/clienterrors/errors.go
index 9f090672f..7d1075c0c 100644
--- a/internal/worker/clienterrors/errors.go
+++ b/internal/worker/clienterrors/errors.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	ErrorKojiFinalize         ClientErrorCode = 16
 	ErrorInvalidConfig        ClientErrorCode = 17
 	ErrorOldResultCompatible  ClientErrorCode = 18
+	ErrorEmptyManifest        ClientErrorCode = 19
 
 	ErrorDNFDepsolveError ClientErrorCode = 20
 	ErrorDNFMarkingErrors ClientErrorCode = 21
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ func GetStatusCode(err *Error) StatusCode {
 		return JobStatusUserInputError
 	case ErrorInvalidTarget:
 		return JobStatusUserInputError
+	case ErrorEmptyManifest:
+		return JobStatusInternalError
 	default:
 		return JobStatusInternalError
 	}