diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/Reader.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/Reader.tsx
index 1264e2b6eb..c9e76ddeeb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/Reader.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/Reader.tsx
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const Reader = ({ entityId, onReady }: Props) => {
   ]);
 
   if (error) {
-    return <TechDocsNotFound errorMessage={error.message} />;
+    return <TechDocsNotFound statusCode={404} errorMessage={error.message} />;
   }
 
   return (