diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
index aa5c2fa6bfd4..a3fea1435fb4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Utils;
 use Response;
 use Input;
@@ -134,10 +135,12 @@ class ClientApiController extends BaseAPIController
     public function update(UpdateClientRequest $request, $publicId)
     {
         if ($request->action == ACTION_ARCHIVE) {
-            $client = Client::scope($publicId)->withTrashed()->first();
 
-            if(!$client)
-                return $this->errorResponse(['message'=>'Client not found.']);
+            try {
+                $client = Client::scope($publicId)->withTrashed()->firstOrFail();
+            } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
+                return $this->errorResponse(['message'=>'Record not found'], 400);
+            }
 
             $this->clientRepo->archive($client);