diff --git a/src/kits/app/Roster.cpp b/src/kits/app/Roster.cpp
index 009d0a0921..4ebfd05f04 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/Roster.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/Roster.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ BRoster::GetRunningAppInfo(team_id team, app_info *info) const
 {
 	status_t error = (info ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE);
 	if (error == B_OK && team < 0)
-		error = B_ERROR;
+		error = B_BAD_TEAM_ID;
 	// compose the request message
 	BMessage request(B_REG_GET_APP_INFO);
 	if (error == B_OK)