diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountApiController.php
index 6b9ee78f04b1..a4d0e8aa3ca7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountApiController.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class AccountApiController extends BaseAPIController
 
     public function register(RegisterRequest $request)
     {
-        
+
         $account = $this->accountRepo->create($request->first_name, $request->last_name, $request->email, $request->password);        
         $user = $account->users()->first();
         
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RegisterRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RegisterRequest.php
index 8709d42cc0a0..1dae2709498c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/RegisterRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RegisterRequest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 use Auth;
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Factory;
+use App\Libraries\Utils;
+use Response;
 
 class RegisterRequest extends Request
 {
@@ -32,4 +34,15 @@ class RegisterRequest extends Request
 
         return $rules;
     }
+
+    public function response(array $errors)
+    {
+        //return parent::response($errors); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+
+        $error['error'] = $errors[0];
+        $error = json_encode($error, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+        $headers = Utils::getApiHeaders();
+
+        return Response::make($error, 400, $headers);
+    }
 }