diff --git a/api/handler/list.go b/api/handler/list.go
index 9b68bcd4f..2642ecf2a 100644
--- a/api/handler/list.go
+++ b/api/handler/list.go
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ func (h *handler) registerAndSendError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, e
 		zap.String("request_id", rid),
 		zap.Error(err))
 
-	api.WriteErrorResponse(r.Context(), w, api.Error{
-		Code:           api.GetAPIError(api.ErrBadRequest).Code,
-		Description:    err.Error(),
-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
-	}, r.URL)
+	api.WriteErrorResponse(r.Context(), w, err, r.URL)
 }
 
 // ListBucketsHandler handles bucket listing requests.
diff --git a/api/handler/put.go b/api/handler/put.go
index 834fb3a0d..a70566dd8 100644
--- a/api/handler/put.go
+++ b/api/handler/put.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ func (h *handler) CreateBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var (
 		err error
 		p   = layer.CreateBucketParams{}
-		rid = api.GetRequestID(r.Context())
 		req = mux.Vars(r)
 	)
 	p.Name = req["bucket"]
@@ -98,19 +97,19 @@ func (h *handler) CreateBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		h.writeError(w, r, "could not parse basic ACL", rid, err)
+		h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not parse basic ACL")
 		return
 	}
 
 	createParams, err := parseLocationConstraint(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		h.writeError(w, r, "could not parse body", rid, err)
+		h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not parse body")
 		return
 	}
 
 	boxData, err := getBoxData(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
-		h.writeError(w, r, "could get boxData", rid, err)
+		h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not get boxData")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -125,14 +124,14 @@ func (h *handler) CreateBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if p.Policy == nil {
 		p.Policy, err = policy.Parse(defaultPolicy)
 		if err != nil {
-			h.writeError(w, r, "could not parse policy", rid, err)
+			h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not parse policy")
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	cid, err := h.obj.CreateBucket(r.Context(), &p, boxData)
 	if err != nil {
-		h.writeError(w, r, "could not create bucket", rid, err)
+		h.registerAndSendError(w, r, err, "could not create bucket")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ func parseBasicACL(basicACL string) (uint32, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *handler) writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, msg, rid string, err error) {
-	h.log.Error(msg, zap.String("request_id", rid), zap.Error(err))
-	api.WriteErrorResponse(r.Context(), w, err, r.URL)
-}
-
 func getBoxData(ctx context.Context) (*accessbox.Box, error) {
 	var boxData *accessbox.Box
 	data, ok := ctx.Value(api.BoxData).(*accessbox.Box)