diff --git a/server/modules/auth/authApiMiddleware.js b/server/modules/auth/authApiMiddleware.js
index cdfead0f07..431f43ebab 100644
--- a/server/modules/auth/authApiMiddleware.js
+++ b/server/modules/auth/authApiMiddleware.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as Request from '@server/utils/request'
 import * as Authorizer from '@core/auth/authorizer'
 import * as Survey from '@core/survey/survey'
 import * as User from '@core/user/user'
+import { StatusCodes } from '@core/systemError'
 
 import UnauthorizedError from '@server/utils/unauthorizedError'
 import * as SurveyManager from '@server/modules/survey/manager/surveyManager'
@@ -81,13 +82,19 @@ const requireUserPermission = (permissionFn) => async (req, _res, next) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const requireLoggedInUser = async (req, _res, next) => {
+const sendUnauthorizedError = ({ res, req = null }) => {
+  const userName = req ? User.getName(Request.getUser(req)) : null
+  const error = new UnauthorizedError(userName)
+  res.send(StatusCodes.UNAUTHORIZED, JSON.stringify(error))
+}
+
+export const requireLoggedInUser = async (req, res, next) => {
   const user = Request.getUser(req)
-  return user ? next() : next(new UnauthorizedError())
+  return user ? next() : sendUnauthorizedError({ res })
 }
 
 // Survey
-export const requireSurveyCreatePermission = async (req, _res, next) => {
+export const requireSurveyCreatePermission = async (req, res, next) => {
   const user = Request.getUser(req)
   if (Authorizer.canCreateSurvey(user)) {
     const ownedSurveys = await SurveyManager.countOwnedSurveys({ user })
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ export const requireSurveyCreatePermission = async (req, _res, next) => {
       return
     }
   }
-  next(new UnauthorizedError(User.getName(user)))
+  sendUnauthorizedError({ req, res })
 }
 export const requireSurveyViewPermission = requireSurveyPermission(Authorizer.canViewSurvey)
 export const requireSurveyEditPermission = requireSurveyPermission(Authorizer.canEditSurvey)
diff --git a/webapp/components/survey/SurveyCreate/store/actions/useOnCreate.js b/webapp/components/survey/SurveyCreate/store/actions/useOnCreate.js
index acbacbc3de..3ffcd6300e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/survey/SurveyCreate/store/actions/useOnCreate.js
+++ b/webapp/components/survey/SurveyCreate/store/actions/useOnCreate.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
 
 import * as Authorizer from '@core/auth/authorizer'
+import { StatusCodes } from '@core/systemError'
 
 import { SurveyActions } from '@webapp/store/survey'
 import { JobActions } from '@webapp/store/app'
@@ -16,16 +17,16 @@ const sendSurveyCreateRequest = async ({ dispatch, newSurvey, user }) => {
 
     return await API.insertSurvey({ newSurvey: { ...newSurvey, cloneFrom: cloneFromSurveyId } })
   } catch (e) {
-    const maxSurveysCount = Authorizer.getMaxSurveysUserCanCreate(user)
-    const errorKey = Number.isNaN(maxSurveysCount)
-      ? 'homeView.surveyCreate.error'
-      : 'homeView.surveyCreate.errorMaxSurveysCountExceeded'
-    dispatch(
-      NotificationActions.notifyError({
-        key: errorKey,
-        params: { maxSurveysCount },
-      })
-    )
+    let errorKey = null,
+      errorParams = null
+    if (e.status === StatusCodes.UNAUTHORIZED) {
+      const maxSurveysCount = Authorizer.getMaxSurveysUserCanCreate(user)
+      errorKey = 'homeView.surveyCreate.errorMaxSurveysCountExceeded'
+      errorParams = { maxSurveysCount }
+    } else {
+      errorKey = 'homeView.surveyCreate.error'
+    }
+    dispatch(NotificationActions.notifyError({ key: errorKey, params: errorParams }))
     return null
   }
 }