diff --git a/src/audits/server.ts b/src/audits/server.ts
index d7b4f37..1074d2e 100644
--- a/src/audits/server.ts
+++ b/src/audits/server.ts
@@ -560,26 +560,32 @@ export function serverAudits(opts: ServerAuditOptions): Audit[] {
     ),
     audit(
       'B6DC',
-      'MAY use 4xx or 5xx status codes on JSON parsing failure',
+      'MAY use 2xx, 4xx, or 5xx status codes on JSON parsing failure when accepting application/json',
       async () => {
         const res = await fetchFn(await getUrl(opts.url), {
           method: 'POST',
           headers: {
             'content-type': 'application/json',
+            accept: 'application/json',
           },
           body: '{ "not a JSON',
         });
-        ressert(res).status.toBeBetween(400, 499);
+        ressert(res).status.toBeBetweenMultiple([
+          [200, 299],
+          [400, 499],
+          [500, 599],
+        ]);
       },
     ),
     audit(
       'BCF8',
-      'MAY use 400 status code on JSON parsing failure',
+      'SHOULD use 400 status code on JSON parsing failure when accepting application/json',
       async () => {
         const res = await fetchFn(await getUrl(opts.url), {
           method: 'POST',
           headers: {
             'content-type': 'application/json',
+            accept: 'application/json',
           },
           body: '{ "not a JSON',
         });
diff --git a/src/audits/utils.ts b/src/audits/utils.ts
index ed6f70b..d5f47e3 100644
--- a/src/audits/utils.ts
+++ b/src/audits/utils.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ export function ressert(res: Response) {
           );
         }
       },
+      toBeBetweenMultiple: (ranges: Array<[number, number]>) => {
+        const isInRange = ranges.some(
+          ([min, max]) => min <= res.status && res.status <= max,
+        );
+        if (!isInRange) {
+          throw new AuditError(
+            res,
+            `Response status is not between any of the provided ranges: ${ranges
+              .map(([min, max]) => `[${min}, ${max}]`)
+              .join(', ')}`,
+          );
+        }
+      },
     },
     header(key: 'content-type') {
       return {
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/audits.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/audits.test.ts.snap
index d8e9c5e..551b761 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/audits.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/audits.test.ts.snap
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ exports[`should not change globally unique audit ids 1`] = `
   },
   {
     "id": "B6DC",
-    "name": "MAY use 4xx or 5xx status codes on JSON parsing failure",
+    "name": "MAY use 2xx, 4xx, or 5xx status codes on JSON parsing failure when accepting application/json",
   },
   {
     "id": "BCF8",
-    "name": "MAY use 400 status code on JSON parsing failure",
+    "name": "SHOULD use 400 status code on JSON parsing failure when accepting application/json",
   },
   {
     "id": "8764",