diff --git a/app/controllers/api/database.php b/app/controllers/api/database.php
index 7df3172484..580dc951d4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/database.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/database.php
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ $attributesCallback = function ($collectionId, $attribute, $response, $dbForInte
         ]));
     } catch (DuplicateException $th) {
         throw new Exception('Attribute already exists', 409);
+    } catch (LimitException $e) {
+        throw new Exception($e->getMessage(), 400);
     }
 
     $dbForInternal->purgeDocument('collections', $collectionId);