diff --git a/backend/app/routes/feed.py b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
index 8afa915..fb24597 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/feed.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def get_video_detail(
         with quota.attribute(user.id, "video_lookup"), YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
             items = yt.get_videos([video_id])
     except YouTubeError as exc:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=f"YouTube lookup failed: {exc}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=f"YouTube lookup failed: {exc}")
     if not items:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown video")
 
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/playlists.py b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
index b923161..741b2ca 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def revert_youtube(
             return repull_playlist(db, user, pl)
     except YouTubeError:
         db.rollback()
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Couldn't refresh from YouTube.")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Couldn't refresh from YouTube.")
 
 
 def _pushable(db: Session, user: User, playlist_id: int) -> Playlist:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def push_plan(
         with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_push"):
             plan = plan_push(db, user, pl)
     except YouTubeError:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Couldn't read the playlist on YouTube.")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Couldn't read the playlist on YouTube.")
     plan["remaining_today"] = quota.remaining_today(db)
     plan["affordable"] = plan["units_estimate"] <= plan["remaining_today"]
     return plan
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def push(
             return push_playlist(db, user, pl)
     except YouTubeError:
         db.rollback()
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="YouTube playlist sync failed.")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="YouTube playlist sync failed.")
 
 
 @router.get("/{playlist_id}")
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def delete_playlist(
                 with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
                     yt.delete_playlist(pl.yt_playlist_id)
         except YouTubeError:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="YouTube delete failed.")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="YouTube delete failed.")
     db.delete(pl)  # items cascade
     db.commit()
     return {"deleted": playlist_id}