diff --git a/core/AmConfig.cpp b/core/AmConfig.cpp
index efdf03bc..806708f5 100644
--- a/core/AmConfig.cpp
+++ b/core/AmConfig.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ AmConfig::ApplicationSelector AmConfig::AppSelect        = AmConfig::App_SPECIFI
 AmConfig::AppMappingVector AmConfig::AppMapping;
 
 unsigned int AmConfig::SessionLimit            = 0;
-unsigned int AmConfig::SessionLimitErrCode     = 500;
+unsigned int AmConfig::SessionLimitErrCode     = 503;
 string       AmConfig::SessionLimitErrReason   = "Server overload";
 
 vector <string> AmConfig::CodecOrder;
diff --git a/core/etc/sems.conf.sample b/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
index 8a5841c9..d56371bc 100644
--- a/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
+++ b/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ media_processor_threads=1
 # Default: 0 (None)
 #
 # Example:
-#  session_limit="1000;500;Server overloaded"
+#  session_limit="1000;503;Server overload"
 
 # optional parameter: listen=<ip_address>|<device>
 #