diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
index 9d957bd2c..5ac41cae2 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ use crate::handlers::{PREFIX_META, PREFIX_TAGS, SEPARATOR, STREAM_NAME_HEADER_KE
 use crate::metadata::STREAM_INFO;
 use crate::utils::header_parsing::{collect_labelled_headers, ParseHeaderError};
 
+use super::logstream::error::CreateStreamError;
+
 // Handler for POST /api/v1/ingest
 // ingests events by extracting stream name from header
 // creates if stream does not exist
@@ -43,9 +45,7 @@ pub async fn ingest(req: HttpRequest, body: Bytes) -> Result<HttpResponse, PostE
         .find(|&(key, _)| key == STREAM_NAME_HEADER_KEY)
     {
         let stream_name = stream_name.to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
-        if let Err(e) = super::logstream::create_stream_if_not_exists(&stream_name).await {
-            return Err(PostError::CreateStream(e.into()));
-        }
+        create_stream_if_not_exists(&stream_name).await?;
         push_logs(stream_name, req, body).await?;
         Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
     } else {
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ fn into_event_batch(
     Ok((size, rb, is_first))
 }
 
+// Check if the stream exists and create a new stream if doesn't exist
+pub async fn create_stream_if_not_exists(stream_name: &str) -> Result<(), PostError> {
+    if STREAM_INFO.stream_exists(stream_name) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    super::logstream::create_stream(stream_name.to_string()).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum PostError {
     #[error("Stream {0} not found")]
@@ -116,8 +125,8 @@ pub enum PostError {
     Event(#[from] EventError),
     #[error("Invalid Request: {0}")]
     Invalid(#[from] anyhow::Error),
-    #[error("Failed to create stream due to {0}")]
-    CreateStream(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    CreateStream(#[from] CreateStreamError),
 }
 
 impl actix_web::ResponseError for PostError {
@@ -127,6 +136,9 @@ impl actix_web::ResponseError for PostError {
             PostError::Header(_) => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
             PostError::Event(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             PostError::Invalid(_) => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            PostError::CreateStream(CreateStreamError::StreamNameValidation(_)) => {
+                StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+            }
             PostError::CreateStream(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             PostError::StreamNotFound(_) => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
         }
diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/logstream.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/logstream.rs
index f3c9c93d3..5fa5fbb43 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/logstream.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/logstream.rs
@@ -31,18 +31,16 @@ use crate::storage::{LogStream, StorageDir};
 use crate::{event, stats};
 use crate::{metadata, validator};
 
-use self::error::StreamError;
+use self::error::{CreateStreamError, StreamError};
 
 pub async fn delete(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<impl Responder, StreamError> {
     let stream_name: String = req.match_info().get("logstream").unwrap().parse().unwrap();
-    validator::stream_name(&stream_name)?;
-
-    let objectstore = CONFIG.storage().get_object_store();
 
     if !metadata::STREAM_INFO.stream_exists(&stream_name) {
         return Err(StreamError::StreamNotFound(stream_name));
     }
 
+    let objectstore = CONFIG.storage().get_object_store();
     objectstore.delete_stream(&stream_name).await?;
     metadata::STREAM_INFO.delete_stream(&stream_name);
     event::STREAM_WRITERS.delete_stream(&stream_name);
@@ -269,27 +267,14 @@ fn remove_id_from_alerts(value: &mut Value) {
     }
 }
 
-// Check if the stream exists and create a new stream if doesn't exist
-pub async fn create_stream_if_not_exists(stream_name: &str) -> Result<(), StreamError> {
-    if metadata::STREAM_INFO.stream_exists(stream_name) {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    create_stream(stream_name.to_string()).await
-}
-
-pub async fn create_stream(stream_name: String) -> Result<(), StreamError> {
+pub async fn create_stream(stream_name: String) -> Result<(), CreateStreamError> {
     // fail to proceed if invalid stream name
     validator::stream_name(&stream_name)?;
 
     // Proceed to create log stream if it doesn't exist
     let storage = CONFIG.storage().get_object_store();
-    if let Err(e) = storage.create_stream(&stream_name).await {
-        // Fail if unable to create log stream on object store backend
-        return Err(StreamError::Custom {
-            msg: format!("failed to create log stream {stream_name} due to err: {e}"),
-            status: StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-        });
+    if let Err(err) = storage.create_stream(&stream_name).await {
+        return Err(CreateStreamError::Storage { stream_name, err });
     }
     metadata::STREAM_INFO.add_stream(stream_name.to_string());
 
@@ -308,9 +293,20 @@ pub mod error {
     };
 
     #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-    pub enum StreamError {
+    pub enum CreateStreamError {
         #[error("Stream name validation failed due to {0}")]
         StreamNameValidation(#[from] StreamNameValidationError),
+        #[error("failed to create log stream {stream_name} due to err: {err}")]
+        Storage {
+            stream_name: String,
+            err: ObjectStorageError,
+        },
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+    pub enum StreamError {
+        #[error("{0}")]
+        CreateStream(#[from] CreateStreamError),
         #[error("Log stream {0} does not exist")]
         StreamNotFound(String),
         #[error("Log stream is not initialized, send an event to this logstream and try again")]
@@ -341,7 +337,12 @@ pub mod error {
     impl actix_web::ResponseError for StreamError {
         fn status_code(&self) -> http::StatusCode {
             match self {
-                StreamError::StreamNameValidation(_) => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                StreamError::CreateStream(CreateStreamError::StreamNameValidation(_)) => {
+                    StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+                }
+                StreamError::CreateStream(CreateStreamError::Storage { .. }) => {
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+                }
                 StreamError::StreamNotFound(_) => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
                 StreamError::Custom { status, .. } => *status,
                 StreamError::UninitializedLogstream => StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,