diff --git a/src/ui/components/userDetail/userDetailForm.tsx b/src/ui/components/userDetail/userDetailForm.tsx
index 61d1e664..d4ecabc3 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/userDetail/userDetailForm.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/components/userDetail/userDetailForm.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Tenant } from "../../../api/tenants/list";
 import { useUserService } from "../../../api/user";
 import usePasswordResetService from "../../../api/user/password/reset";
 import { getImageUrl } from "../../../utils";
+import { ForbiddenError } from "../../../utils/customErrors";
 import { getTenantsObjectsForIds } from "../../../utils/user";
 import { PopupContentContext } from "../../contexts/PopupContentContext";
 import { useTenantsListContext } from "../../contexts/TenantsListContext";
@@ -289,20 +290,26 @@ export const UserDetailChangeEmailForm: FC<UserDetailChangeEmailFormProps> = (
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const response = await updateUserInformation({
-			userId,
-			email,
-			recipeId,
-			tenantId,
-		});
-
-		if (response.status === "INVALID_EMAIL_ERROR") {
-			setApiError(response.error);
-		} else if (response.status === "EMAIL_ALREADY_EXISTS_ERROR") {
-			setApiError("A user with this email already exists");
-		} else {
-			showToast(getUpdateEmailToast(true));
-			await onEmailChange(true);
+		try {
+			const response = await updateUserInformation({
+				userId,
+				email,
+				recipeId,
+				tenantId,
+			});
+
+			if (response.status === "INVALID_EMAIL_ERROR") {
+				setApiError(response.error);
+			} else if (response.status === "EMAIL_ALREADY_EXISTS_ERROR") {
+				setApiError("A user with this email already exists");
+			} else if (response.status === "OK") {
+				showToast(getUpdateEmailToast(true));
+				await onEmailChange(true);
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (ForbiddenError.isThisError(error)) {
+				void onCancel();
+			}
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -383,17 +390,23 @@ export const UserDetailChangePasswordForm: FC<UserDetailChangePasswordFormProps>
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const response = await updatePassword(
-			userId,
-			password,
-			matchingTenantIds.length > 0 ? matchingTenantIds[0].tenantId : undefined
-		);
+		try {
+			const response = await updatePassword(
+				userId,
+				password,
+				matchingTenantIds.length > 0 ? matchingTenantIds[0].tenantId : undefined
+			);
 
-		if (response.status === "INVALID_PASSWORD_ERROR") {
-			setApiError(response.error);
-		} else {
-			showToast(getUpdatePasswordToast(true));
-			await onPasswordChange();
+			if (response?.status === "INVALID_PASSWORD_ERROR") {
+				setApiError(response.error);
+			} else if (response?.status === "OK") {
+				showToast(getUpdatePasswordToast(true));
+				await onPasswordChange();
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (ForbiddenError.isThisError(error)) {
+				void onCancel();
+			}
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/utils/customErrors.ts b/src/utils/customErrors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f41ed17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/customErrors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export class ForbiddenError extends Error {
+	statusCode = 403;
+	status = "FORBIDDEN_REQUEST";
+	constructor(message: string) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+	static isThisError(err: any): boolean {
+		return err.status === "FORBIDDEN_REQUEST";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 4520f9bd..14be0994 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import NetworkManager from "../services/network";
 import { localStorageHandler } from "../services/storage";
 import { HttpMethod } from "../types";
 import { UserRecipeType } from "../ui/pages/usersList/types";
+import { ForbiddenError } from "./customErrors";
 
 export function getStaticBasePath(): string {
 	return (window as any).staticBasePath;
@@ -124,11 +125,17 @@ export const useFetchData = () => {
 		}
 
 		if (response.status === HTTPStatusCodes.FORBIDDEN) {
-			const message = (await response.clone().json())?.message;
+			let message = (await response.clone().json())?.message;
+			if (message === undefined) {
+				message = "You do not have access to this page";
+			}
+			window.dispatchEvent(getAccessDeniedEvent(message));
+
+			/*	throwing this error just to make sure that this case is handled in some places in the application.
+				global search for ForbiddenError.isThisError to see those places
+			*/
 
-			window.dispatchEvent(
-				getAccessDeniedEvent(message === undefined ? "You do not have access to this page" : message)
-			);
+			throw new ForbiddenError(message);
 		}
 
 		const logoutAndRedirect = shouldRedirectOnUnauthorised && HTTPStatusCodes.UNAUTHORIZED === response.status;