diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKAN.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKAN.java
index 265f534..5b7cc1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKAN.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKAN.java
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.BadRequestException;
+import javax.ws.rs.ForbiddenException;
 import javax.ws.rs.InternalServerErrorException;
-import javax.ws.rs.NotAuthorizedException;
 import javax.ws.rs.NotFoundException;
 import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.HttpHeaders;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public abstract class CKAN {
 				}
 				
 				if(errorType.compareTo(AUTHORIZATION_ERROR) == 0) {
-					throw new NotAuthorizedException(message);
+					throw new ForbiddenException(message);
 				}
 				
 				// TODO parse more cases