diff --git a/apps/backend/src/routes/assessments/route.ts b/apps/backend/src/routes/assessments/route.ts
index fea0cb6..02781f5 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/routes/assessments/route.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/routes/assessments/route.ts
@@ -383,9 +383,7 @@ const assessmentsRoute = new Hono<HonoEnv>()
         async (c) => {
             const answerId = c.req.param("id");
             const answerData = c.req.valid("json");
-    
-            let response;
-            let statusCode;
+            
             const updatedAnswer = await db
                 .update(answers)
                 .set({
@@ -395,24 +393,15 @@ const assessmentsRoute = new Hono<HonoEnv>()
                 .returning();
     
             if (!updatedAnswer.length) {
-                response = {
-                    message: "Answer not found or update failed",
-                };
-                statusCode = 404;
-            } else {
-                response = {
-                    message: "Answer updated successfully",
-                    answer: updatedAnswer[0],
-                };
-                statusCode = 200;
+                throw notFound({
+                    message: "Answer not found or update failed"
+                })
             }
-    
-            return c.json(
-                response, 
-                { 
-                    status: statusCode 
-                }
-            );
+
+            return c.json({  
+                message: "Answer updated successfully",  
+                answer: updatedAnswer[0],  
+            });
         }
     )