diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/auth.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/auth.controller.ts
index d86c94a..fc2f5fb 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/auth.controller.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const login = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 			)
 		);
 		logger.info(`Login succeeded for user '${username}'`);
-		return res.status(200).json({ message: 'Login succeeded' });
+		return res.status(200).json({ message: `User '${username}' logged in successfully` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, 'generating token');
 	}
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export const refreshToken = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 			accessToken,
 			getCookieOptions('/', INTERNAL_CONFIG.ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRATION)
 		);
-		logger.info(`Token refreshed for user ${username}`);
-		return res.status(200).json({ message: 'Token refreshed' });
+		logger.info(`Access token refreshed for user '${username}'`);
+		return res.status(200).json({ message: `Access token for user '${username}' successfully refreshed` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, 'refreshing token');
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const deleteApiKeys = async (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
 	try {
 		await authService.deleteApiKeys();
-		return res.status(204).send();
+		return res.status(200).json({ message: 'API keys deleted successfully' });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, 'deleting API keys');
 	}
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/meeting.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/meeting.controller.ts
index 5fe248d..4e1f9c1 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/meeting.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/meeting.controller.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const endMeeting = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		logger.info(`Ending meeting from room '${roomId}'`);
 		// To end a meeting, we need to delete the room from LiveKit
 		await livekitService.deleteRoom(roomId);
-		res.status(200).json({ message: 'Meeting ended successfully' });
+		res.status(200).json({ message: `Meeting in room '${roomId}' ended successfully` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, `ending meeting from room '${roomId}'`);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
index abdd557..2ed3791 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const updateParticipantRole = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	}
 };
 
-export const deleteParticipant = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+export const kickParticipant = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
 	const participantService = container.get(ParticipantService);
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ export const deleteParticipant = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		logger.verbose(`Deleting participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
-		await participantService.deleteParticipant(roomId, participantIdentity);
-		res.status(200).json({ message: 'Participant deleted' });
+		logger.verbose(`Kicking participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
+		await participantService.kickParticipant(roomId, participantIdentity);
+		res.status(200).json({
+			message: `Participant '${participantIdentity}' kicked successfully from room '${roomId}'`
+		});
 	} catch (error) {
-		handleError(res, error, `deleting participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
+		handleError(res, error, `kicking participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
index bd56bfd..c4c911f 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const deleteRecording = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
 	try {
 		await recordingService.deleteRecording(recordingId);
-		return res.status(204).send();
+		return res.status(200).json({ message: `Recording '${recordingId}' deleted successfully` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, `deleting recording '${recordingId}'`);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/user.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
index f6717b1..3835597 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const changePassword = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	try {
 		const userService = container.get(UserService);
 		await userService.changePassword(user.username, currentPassword, newPassword);
-		return res.status(200).json({ message: 'Password changed successfully' });
+		return res.status(200).json({ message: `Password for user '${user.username}' changed successfully` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		handleError(res, error, 'changing password');
 	}
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/meeting.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/meeting.routes.ts
index dc71b75..95f65e6 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/meeting.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/meeting.routes.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ internalMeetingRouter.delete(
 	withAuth(participantTokenValidator),
 	withValidRoomId,
 	withModeratorPermissions,
-	participantCtrl.deleteParticipant
+	participantCtrl.kickParticipant
 );
 internalMeetingRouter.put(
 	'/:roomId/participants/:participantIdentity/role',
diff --git a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
index 8a70fea..4554912 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
@@ -129,9 +129,8 @@ export class ParticipantService {
 		return this.livekitService.participantExists(roomId, participantNameOrIdentity, participantField);
 	}
 
-	async deleteParticipant(roomId: string, participantIdentity: string): Promise<void> {
-		this.logger.verbose(`Deleting participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
-
+	async kickParticipant(roomId: string, participantIdentity: string): Promise<void> {
+		this.logger.verbose(`Kicking participant '${participantIdentity}' from room '${roomId}'`);
 		return this.livekitService.deleteParticipant(roomId, participantIdentity);
 	}