diff --git a/framework/elasticpath/api/endpoints/signup/signup.ts b/framework/elasticpath/api/endpoints/signup/signup.ts
index 9b8033258..bb7f4ff0a 100644
--- a/framework/elasticpath/api/endpoints/signup/signup.ts
+++ b/framework/elasticpath/api/endpoints/signup/signup.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const signup: SignupEndpoint['handlers']['signup'] = async ({
   } catch (error) {
     let errorData = error.errors[0];
     // Check if the email and password didn't match an existing account
-    if (errorData.status == 404) {
+    if (errorData.status == 409) {
       return res.status(401).json({
         data: null,
         errors: [
diff --git a/framework/elasticpath/auth/use-signup.tsx b/framework/elasticpath/auth/use-signup.tsx
index bc594b8bd..cb423ceb0 100644
--- a/framework/elasticpath/auth/use-signup.tsx
+++ b/framework/elasticpath/auth/use-signup.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import useCustomer from '../customer/use-customer'
 import { MutationHook } from '@commerce/utils/types'
 import { CommerceError } from '@commerce/utils/errors'
 import useSignup, { UseSignup } from '@commerce/auth/use-signup'
-import { constants } from 'buffer'
 
 export default useSignup as UseSignup<typeof handler>