diff --git a/frontend/src/store/error-store.js b/frontend/src/store/error-store.js
index 53a95e778a..bdd2fb9b96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/error-store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/error-store.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const strategies = (state = getInitState(), action) => {
         case ERROR_RECEIVE_STRATEGIES:
             return addErrorIfNotAlreadyInList(state, action.error.message);
         case FORBIDDEN:
-            return addErrorIfNotAlreadyInList(state, '403 Forbidden');
+            return addErrorIfNotAlreadyInList(state, action.error.message || '403 Forbidden');
         case MUTE_ERROR:
             return state.update('list', list => list.remove(list.indexOf(action.error)));
         default:
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/util.js b/frontend/src/store/util.js
index 72b350911c..6d727484b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/util.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/util.js
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ export const FORBIDDEN = 'FORBIDDEN';
 
 export function dispatchAndThrow(dispatch, type) {
     return error => {
-        if (error.statusCode === 401) {
-            dispatch({ type: AUTH_REQUIRED, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
-        } else if (error.statusCode === 403) {
-            dispatch({ type: FORBIDDEN, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
-        } else {
-            dispatch({ type, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
+        switch (error.statusCode) {
+            case 401:
+                dispatch({ type: AUTH_REQUIRED, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
+                break;
+            case 403:
+                dispatch({ type: FORBIDDEN, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
+                break;
+            default:
+                dispatch({ type, error, receivedAt: Date.now() });
+                break;
         }
+        throw error;
     };
 }