diff --git a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking.ts b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking.ts
index 1eb57953b9..a5084f426f 100644
--- a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking.ts
+++ b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking.ts
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ async function handler(
                 dateFrom: dayjs(start).tz(reqBody.timeZone).format(),
                 dateTo: dayjs(end).tz(reqBody.timeZone).format(),
                 timeZone: reqBody.timeZone,
-                originalRescheduledBooking,
+                originalRescheduledBooking: originalRescheduledBooking ?? null,
               },
               loggerWithEventDetails,
               shouldServeCache
diff --git a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking/originalRescheduledBookingUtils.ts b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking/originalRescheduledBookingUtils.ts
index ea4f9667f8..39256263d7 100644
--- a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking/originalRescheduledBookingUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleNewBooking/originalRescheduledBookingUtils.ts
@@ -5,28 +5,20 @@ import { HttpError } from "@calcom/lib/http-error";
 import { BookingRepository } from "@calcom/lib/server/repository/booking";
 import { BookingStatus } from "@calcom/prisma/enums";
 
-export const validateOriginalRescheduledBooking = async (
-  originalRescheduledBooking: OriginalRescheduledBooking
-) => {
-  if (!originalRescheduledBooking) {
+export async function getOriginalRescheduledBooking(uid: string, seatsEventType?: boolean) {
+  const originalBooking = await BookingRepository.findOriginalRescheduledBooking(uid, seatsEventType);
+
+  if (!originalBooking) {
     throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 404, message: "Could not find original booking" });
   }
 
-  if (
-    originalRescheduledBooking.status === BookingStatus.CANCELLED &&
-    !originalRescheduledBooking.rescheduled
-  ) {
-    throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 403, message: ErrorCode.CancelledBookingsCannotBeRescheduled });
+  if (originalBooking.status === BookingStatus.CANCELLED && !originalBooking.rescheduled) {
+    throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 400, message: ErrorCode.CancelledBookingsCannotBeRescheduled });
   }
-};
-
-export async function getOriginalRescheduledBooking(uid: string, seatsEventType?: boolean) {
-  const originalBooking = await BookingRepository.findOriginalRescheduledBooking(uid, seatsEventType);
-  validateOriginalRescheduledBooking(originalBooking);
 
   return originalBooking;
 }
 
-export type BookingType = Prisma.PromiseReturnType<typeof getOriginalRescheduledBooking>;
+export type BookingType = Prisma.PromiseReturnType<typeof getOriginalRescheduledBooking> | null;
 
-export type OriginalRescheduledBooking = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getOriginalRescheduledBooking>>;
+export type OriginalRescheduledBooking = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getOriginalRescheduledBooking>> | null;
diff --git a/packages/lib/server/getServerErrorFromUnknown.ts b/packages/lib/server/getServerErrorFromUnknown.ts
index 23ee3b333f..d33138c932 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server/getServerErrorFromUnknown.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server/getServerErrorFromUnknown.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function getStatusCode(cause: Error): number {
     case ErrorCode.AvailabilityNotFoundInSchedule:
       return 400;
     case ErrorCode.CancelledBookingsCannotBeRescheduled:
-      return 403;
+      return 400;
     case ErrorCode.NoAvailableUsersFound:
     case ErrorCode.HostsUnavailableForBooking:
     case ErrorCode.PaymentCreationFailure: