diff --git a/arango/collection.py b/arango/collection.py
index 054b0a1e..446200fb 100644
--- a/arango/collection.py
+++ b/arango/collection.py
@@ -630,20 +630,20 @@ def has(
             headers["x-arango-allow-dirty-read"] = "true"
 
         request = Request(
-            method="get",
+            method="head",
             endpoint=f"/_api/document/{handle}",
             headers=headers,
             read=self.name,
         )
 
         def response_handler(resp: Response) -> bool:
-            if resp.error_code == 1202:
-                return False
             if resp.status_code == 412:
                 raise DocumentRevisionError(resp, request)
+            if resp.status_code == 404:
+                return False
             if not resp.is_success:
                 raise DocumentInError(resp, request)
-            return bool(resp.body)
+            return True
 
         return self._execute(request, response_handler)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_document.py b/tests/test_document.py
index 8e53ba26..805486fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_document.py
+++ b/tests/test_document.py
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ def test_document_has(col, bad_col, docs):
 
         with assert_raises(DocumentRevisionError) as err:
             col.has(doc_input, rev=bad_rev, check_rev=True)
-        assert err.value.error_code == 1200
+        assert err.value.error_code == 412
 
     # Test existing documents with bad revision
     for doc_input in [
@@ -1564,15 +1564,15 @@ def test_document_has(col, bad_col, docs):
     ]:
         with assert_raises(DocumentRevisionError) as err:
             col.has(doc_input)
-        assert err.value.error_code == 1200
+        assert err.value.error_code == 412
 
         with assert_raises(DocumentRevisionError) as err:
             col.has(doc_input, rev=bad_rev)
-        assert err.value.error_code == 1200
+        assert err.value.error_code == 412
 
         with assert_raises(DocumentRevisionError) as err:
             col.has(doc_input, rev=bad_rev, check_rev=True)
-        assert err.value.error_code == 1200
+        assert err.value.error_code == 412
 
         assert doc_input in col
         assert col.has(doc_input, rev=rev, check_rev=True) is True
@@ -1651,12 +1651,12 @@ def test_document_has(col, bad_col, docs):
     # Test get with bad database
     with assert_raises(DocumentInError) as err:
         bad_col.has(doc_key)
-    assert err.value.error_code in {11, 1228}
+    assert err.value.error_code == 401
 
     # Test contains with bad database
     with assert_raises(DocumentInError) as err:
         assert doc_key in bad_col
-    assert err.value.error_code in {11, 1228}
+    assert err.value.error_code == 401
 
 
 def test_document_get(col, bad_col, docs):