diff --git a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
index 8ea2565ebfa..c744d969ca1 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+
 	opencensusclient "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/observability/opencensus/v2/client"
 	cloudevents "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2"
 	"github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2/binding"
@@ -170,6 +172,11 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	trigger, err := h.getTrigger(triggerRef)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		h.logger.Info("Unable to find the Trigger", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("triggerRef", triggerRef))
+		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger.Info("Unable to get the Trigger", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("triggerRef", triggerRef))
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -245,6 +252,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDispatchToReplyRequest(ctx context.Context, trigger *eve
 	}
 
 	broker, err := h.brokerLister.Brokers(brokerNamespace).Get(brokerName)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		h.logger.Info("Unable to get the Broker", zap.Error(err))
+		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger.Info("Unable to get the Broker", zap.Error(err))
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -290,6 +302,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDispatchToDLSRequest(ctx context.Context, trigger *event
 		brokerNamespace = trigger.Namespace
 	}
 	broker, err := h.brokerLister.Brokers(brokerNamespace).Get(brokerName)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		h.logger.Info("Unable to get the Broker", zap.Error(err))
+		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger.Info("Unable to get the Broker", zap.Error(err))
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -310,6 +327,9 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDispatchToDLSRequest(ctx context.Context, trigger *event
 			Audience: broker.Status.DeadLetterSinkAudience,
 		}
 	}
+	if target == nil {
+		return
+	}
 
 	reportArgs := &ReportArgs{
 		ns:          trigger.Namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler_test.go b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler_test.go
index 9322a396d3e..74de7d9b6a7 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler_test.go
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ import (
 	triggerinformerfake "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1/trigger/fake"
 	eventpolicyinformerfake "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy/fake"
 
+	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/client/fake"
+	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/informers/factory/filtered/fake"
+
 	// Fake injection client
 	_ "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy/fake"
-	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/client/fake"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func TestReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
 		},
 		"Path too long": {
-			request:        httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/triggers/test-namespace/test-trigger/extra", nil),
+			request:        httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/triggers/test-namespace/test-trigger/uuid/extra/extra", nil),
 			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
 		},
 		"Path without prefix": {
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ func TestReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"Trigger.Get fails": {
 			// No trigger exists, so the Get will fail.
-			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
 		},
 		"Trigger doesn't have SubscriberURI": {
 			triggers: []*eventingv1.Trigger{
diff --git a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
index 36f514c0cc6..a22295a5ec1 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	opencensusclient "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/observability/opencensus/v2/client"
@@ -226,6 +227,11 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	broker, err := h.getBroker(brokerName, brokerNamespace)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		h.Logger.Warn("Failed to retrieve broker", zap.Error(err))
+		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		h.Logger.Warn("Failed to retrieve broker", zap.Error(err))
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -315,7 +321,7 @@ func (h *Handler) receive(ctx context.Context, headers http.Header, event *cloud
 	channelAddress, err := h.getChannelAddress(brokerObj)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.Logger.Warn("could not get channel address from broker", zap.Error(err))
-		return http.StatusBadRequest, kncloudevents.NoDuration
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, kncloudevents.NoDuration
 	}
 
 	opts := []kncloudevents.SendOption{
diff --git a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler_test.go b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler_test.go
index 1938292d1f7..d7bedd4fc5e 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler_test.go
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ import (
 	brokerinformerfake "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1/broker/fake"
 	eventpolicyinformerfake "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy/fake"
 
+	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/client/fake"
+	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/informers/factory/filtered/fake"
+
 	// Fake injection client
 	_ "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/injection/informers/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy/fake"
-	_ "knative.dev/pkg/client/injection/kube/client/fake"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -214,9 +216,9 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 			method:     nethttp.MethodPost,
 			uri:        "/ns/name",
 			body:       getValidEvent(),
-			statusCode: nethttp.StatusBadRequest,
+			statusCode: nethttp.StatusInternalServerError,
 			handler:    handler(),
-			reporter:   &mockReporter{StatusCode: nethttp.StatusBadRequest, EventDispatchTimeReported: false},
+			reporter:   &mockReporter{StatusCode: nethttp.StatusInternalServerError, EventDispatchTimeReported: false},
 			defaulter:  broker.TTLDefaulter(logger, 100),
 			brokers: []*eventingv1.Broker{
 				withUninitializedAnnotations(makeBroker("name", "ns")),