diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8595bc1b48..4d9e897067 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   - /divisions/name/:name
   - /hwinfo/dtdata
   - /riak/stats
+  - /stats_summary/create
 
 ## [4.0.0] - 2019-12-16
 ### Added
diff --git a/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/StatsSummary.pm b/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/StatsSummary.pm
index afe2c971dd..c635bef7ff 100644
--- a/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/StatsSummary.pm
+++ b/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/StatsSummary.pm
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ sub create {
 	my $summary_time = $self->req->json->{summaryTime};
 	my $stat_date    = $self->req->json->{statDate};
 
+	my $alternative = "POST /stats_summary";
+
 	if ( !defined($stat_name) || !defined($stat_value) || !defined($stat_date) ) {
-		$self->alert( { ERROR => "Please provide a stat name, value, and date" } );
+		return $self->with_deprecation("Please provide a stat name, value, and date", "error", 400, $alternative);
 	}
 
 	my $insert = $self->db->resultset('StatsSummary')->create(
@@ -96,8 +98,7 @@ sub create {
 		}
 	);
 	$insert->insert();
-
-	return $self->success("Successfully added stats summary record");
+	return $self->with_deprecation("Successfully added stats summary record", "success", 200, $alternative);
 }
 
 1;