diff --git a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusions.java b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusions.java
index 868d6546..bae8474d 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusions.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusions.java
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ public class InternalViolationExclusions {
 
     public boolean isExcluded(OpenApiViolation violation) {
         return falsePositive404(violation)
-            || falsePositive400(violation)
             || falsePositive405(violation)
             || falsePositive406(violation)
+            || falsePositiveRequestWith4xxResponse(violation)
             || customViolationExclusions.isExcluded(violation)
             || oneOfMatchesMoreThanOneSchema(violation);
     }
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ private boolean falsePositive404(OpenApiViolation violation) {
             );
     }
 
-    private boolean falsePositive400(OpenApiViolation violation) {
-        return violation.getDirection() == Direction.REQUEST && violation.getResponseStatus().orElse(0) == 400;
+    private boolean falsePositiveRequestWith4xxResponse(OpenApiViolation violation) {
+        return violation.getDirection() == Direction.REQUEST
+            && violation.getResponseStatus().orElse(0) >= 400
+            && violation.getResponseStatus().orElse(0) < 500;
     }
 
     private boolean falsePositive405(OpenApiViolation violation) {
diff --git a/openapi-validation-core/src/test/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusionsTest.java b/openapi-validation-core/src/test/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusionsTest.java
index 48c5253d..f08cbceb 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-core/src/test/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusionsTest.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-core/src/test/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/exclusions/InternalViolationExclusionsTest.java
@@ -116,14 +116,16 @@ public void whenRequestWithApiPathNotSpecifiedThenViolationExcluded() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void whenRequestViolationsAnd400ThenViolationExcluded() {
+    public void whenRequestViolationsAnd4xxThenViolationExcluded() {
         when(customViolationExclusions.isExcluded(any())).thenReturn(false);
 
-        checkViolationExcluded(OpenApiViolation.builder()
-            .direction(Direction.REQUEST)
-            .responseStatus(400)
-            .message("")
-            .build());
+        for (int responseStatus = 400; responseStatus < 500; responseStatus++) {
+            checkViolationExcluded(OpenApiViolation.builder()
+                .direction(Direction.REQUEST)
+                .responseStatus(responseStatus)
+                .message("")
+                .build());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test