diff --git a/src/ca/access.cpp b/src/ca/access.cpp
index 0f1816210..982e9c433 100644
--- a/src/ca/access.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/access.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ int epicsShareAPI ca_array_put_callback ( chtype type, arrayElementCount count,
     }
     catch ( ... )
     {
-        caStatus = ECA_INTERNAL;
+        caStatus = ECA_PUTFAIL;
     }
     return caStatus;
 }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ int epicsShareAPI ca_array_put ( chtype type, arrayElementCount count,
     }
     catch ( ... )
     {
-        caStatus = ECA_INTERNAL;
+        caStatus = ECA_PUTFAIL;
     }
     return caStatus;
 }