1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/v3/triggers.rb b/lib/api/v3/triggers.rb
index a23d6b6b48c..e9d4c35307b 100644
--- a/lib/api/v3/triggers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/v3/triggers.rb
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ module API
           end
 
           # create request and trigger builds
-          trigger_request = Ci::CreateTriggerRequestService.new.execute(project, trigger, params[:ref].to_s, variables)
-          if trigger_request
-            present trigger_request, with: ::API::V3::Entities::TriggerRequest
+          result = Ci::CreateTriggerRequestService.execute(project, trigger, params[:ref].to_s, variables)
+          pipeline = result.pipeline
+
+          if pipeline.persisted?
+            present result.trigger_request, with: ::API::V3::Entities::TriggerRequest
           else
-            errors = 'No builds created'
-            render_api_error!(errors, 400)
+            render_validation_error!(pipeline)
           end
         end