diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/OutboundRequestHandlerServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/OutboundRequestHandlerServiceImpl.java
index 119304e3b..d8a67119e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/OutboundRequestHandlerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/OutboundRequestHandlerServiceImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ public Map<String, Object> fetchResultUsingPatch(String uri, Object request, Map
 			}
 			log.error("Error received: " + e.getResponseBodyAsString(), e);
 		}
+		if (response == null) {
+			return MapUtils.EMPTY_MAP;
+		}
 		return response;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
index 81f794262..5edb34963 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final String NEW_COURSES = "newcourses";
 	public static final String OVERVIEW_BATCH_KEY = "/overview?batchId=";
 	public static final String LEAF_NODES_COUNT = "leafNodesCount";
+	public static final String CLIENT_ERROR = "CLIENT_ERROR";
 
 	private Constants() {
 		throw new IllegalStateException("Utility class");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
index 2c24b86df..51915d269 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
@@ -150,12 +150,16 @@ public SBApiResponse profileUpdate(Map<String, Object> request, String userToken
 				url.append(serverConfig.getSbUrl()).append(serverConfig.getLmsUserUpdatePath());
 				updateResponse = outboundRequestHandlerService.fetchResultUsingPatch(
 						serverConfig.getSbUrl() + serverConfig.getLmsUserUpdatePath(), updateRequest, headerValues);
-				if (updateResponse.get(Constants.RESPONSE_CODE).equals(Constants.OK)) {
+				if (Constants.OK.equalsIgnoreCase((String) updateResponse.get(Constants.RESPONSE_CODE))) {
 					response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.OK);
 					response.getResult().put(Constants.RESPONSE, Constants.SUCCESS);
 					response.getParams().setStatus(Constants.SUCCESS);
 				} else {
-					response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+					if (Constants.CLIENT_ERROR.equalsIgnoreCase((String) updateResponse.get(Constants.RESPONSE_CODE))) {
+						response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+					} else {
+						response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+					}
 					response.getParams().setStatus(Constants.FAILED);
 					String errMsg = (String) ((Map<String, Object>) updateResponse.get(Constants.PARAMS))
 							.get(Constants.ERROR_MESSAGE);