diff --git a/api/src/components/publicationVersion/controller.ts b/api/src/components/publicationVersion/controller.ts
index 2c51ab7a6..3e03fa604 100644
--- a/api/src/components/publicationVersion/controller.ts
+++ b/api/src/components/publicationVersion/controller.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ export const get = async (
             return response.json(200, publicationVersion);
         }
 
-        return response.json(404, {
-            message:
-                'Publication version is either not found, or you do not have permissions to view it in its current state.'
+        return response.json(403, {
+            message: 'You do not have permission to view this publication version.'
         });
     } catch (err) {
         console.log(err);
diff --git a/e2e/tests/LoggedIn/publish.e2e.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/LoggedIn/publish.e2e.spec.ts
index 980f4172b..9fa4605be 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/LoggedIn/publish.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/LoggedIn/publish.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ test.describe('Publication flow + co-authors', () => {
             page.waitForResponse(
                 (response) =>
                     response.request().method() === 'GET' &&
-                    response.url().includes(`/publication-versions/latest`) &&
+                    response.url().includes(`/publication-versions/`) &&
                     response.ok()
             )
         ]);
diff --git a/e2e/tests/helpers.ts b/e2e/tests/helpers.ts
index 2db5df4a3..08e6dfa93 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/helpers.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/helpers.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export const clickFirstPublication = async (page: Page): Promise<void> => {
     await firstPublication.click();
 
     // expect URL to contain publication path
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${UI_BASE}${firstPublicationPath}`);
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${UI_BASE}${firstPublicationPath}/versions/latest`);
 };
 
 export const testDateInput = async (page: Page, dateFromInput: Locator, dateToInput: Locator): Promise<void> => {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/index.tsx b/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/index.tsx
index feced6267..c1fce4bd2 100755
--- a/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import parse from 'html-react-parser';
 import Head from 'next/head';
 import useSWR from 'swr';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
 
 import * as OutlineIcons from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
 import * as api from '@api';
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
 
     // fetch data concurrently
     const promises: [
-        Promise<Interfaces.PublicationVersion | void>,
+        Promise<
+            | { publicationVersion: Interfaces.PublicationVersion; versionRequestError: null }
+            | { publicationVersion: null; versionRequestError: { status: number; message: string } }
+        >,
         Promise<Interfaces.BookmarkedEntityData[] | void>,
         Promise<Interfaces.PublicationWithLinks | void>,
         Promise<Interfaces.Flag[] | void>,
@@ -66,8 +69,14 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
     ] = [
         api
             .get(`${Config.endpoints.publications}/${requestedId}/publication-versions/latest`, token)
-            .then((res) => res.data)
-            .catch((error) => console.log(error)),
+            .then((res) => ({ publicationVersion: res.data, versionRequestError: null }))
+            .catch((error) => {
+                console.log(error);
+                const status = error.response.status;
+                const message = error.response.data.message;
+
+                return { publicationVersion: null, versionRequestError: { status, message } };
+            }),
         api
             .get(`${Config.endpoints.bookmarks}?type=PUBLICATION&entityId=${requestedId}`, token)
             .then((res) => res.data)
@@ -87,31 +96,47 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
     ];
 
     const [
-        publicationVersion,
+        { publicationVersion, versionRequestError },
         bookmarks = [],
         directLinks = { publication: null, linkedTo: [], linkedFrom: [] },
         flags = [],
         topics = []
     ] = await Promise.all(promises);
 
-    if (!publicationVersion) {
+    if (versionRequestError) {
+        const status = versionRequestError.status;
+        if (status === 404 || (token && status === 403)) {
+            return {
+                notFound: true
+            };
+        } else if (status === 403) {
+            return {
+                redirect: {
+                    destination: `${Config.urls.orcidLogin.path}&state=${encodeURIComponent(context.resolvedUrl)}`,
+                    permanent: false
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (publicationVersion) {
+        return {
+            props: {
+                publicationVersion,
+                userToken: token || '',
+                bookmarkId: bookmarks.length ? bookmarks[0].id : null,
+                publicationId: publicationVersion.publication.id,
+                protectedPage: ['LOCKED', 'DRAFT'].includes(publicationVersion.currentStatus),
+                directLinks,
+                flags,
+                topics
+            }
+        };
+    } else {
         return {
             notFound: true
         };
     }
-
-    return {
-        props: {
-            publicationVersion,
-            userToken: token || '',
-            bookmarkId: bookmarks.length ? bookmarks[0].id : null,
-            publicationId: publicationVersion.publication.id,
-            protectedPage: ['LOCKED', 'DRAFT'].includes(publicationVersion.currentStatus),
-            directLinks,
-            flags,
-            topics
-        }
-    };
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/versions/[versionId].tsx b/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/versions/[versionId].tsx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d50df119a..f970b41a6
--- a/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/versions/[versionId].tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/publications/[id]/versions/[versionId].tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
 
     // fetch data concurrently
     const promises: [
-        Promise<Interfaces.PublicationVersion | void>,
+        Promise<
+            | { publicationVersion: Interfaces.PublicationVersion; versionRequestError: null }
+            | { publicationVersion: null; versionRequestError: { status: number; message: string } }
+        >,
         Promise<Interfaces.BookmarkedEntityData[] | void>,
         Promise<Interfaces.PublicationWithLinks | void>,
         Promise<Interfaces.Flag[] | void>,
@@ -72,8 +75,14 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
     ] = [
         api
             .get(`${Config.endpoints.publications}/${requestedId}/publication-versions/${versionId}`, token)
-            .then((res) => res.data)
-            .catch((error) => console.log(error)),
+            .then((res) => ({ publicationVersion: res.data, versionRequestError: null }))
+            .catch((error) => {
+                console.log(error);
+                const status = error.response.status;
+                const message = error.response.data.message;
+
+                return { publicationVersion: null, versionRequestError: { status, message } };
+            }),
         api
             .get(`${Config.endpoints.bookmarks}?type=PUBLICATION&entityId=${requestedId}`, token)
             .then((res) => res.data)
@@ -93,31 +102,47 @@ export const getServerSideProps: Types.GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
     ];
 
     const [
-        publicationVersion,
+        { publicationVersion, versionRequestError },
         bookmarks = [],
         directLinks = { publication: null, linkedTo: [], linkedFrom: [] },
         flags = [],
         topics = []
     ] = await Promise.all(promises);
 
-    if (!publicationVersion) {
+    if (versionRequestError) {
+        const status = versionRequestError.status;
+        if (status === 404 || (token && status === 403)) {
+            return {
+                notFound: true
+            };
+        } else if (status === 403) {
+            return {
+                redirect: {
+                    destination: `${Config.urls.orcidLogin.path}&state=${encodeURIComponent(context.resolvedUrl)}`,
+                    permanent: false
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (publicationVersion) {
+        return {
+            props: {
+                publicationVersion,
+                userToken: token || '',
+                bookmarkId: bookmarks.length ? bookmarks[0].id : null,
+                publicationId: publicationVersion.publication.id,
+                protectedPage: ['LOCKED', 'DRAFT'].includes(publicationVersion.currentStatus),
+                directLinks,
+                flags,
+                topics
+            }
+        };
+    } else {
         return {
             notFound: true
         };
     }
-
-    return {
-        props: {
-            publicationVersion,
-            userToken: token || '',
-            bookmarkId: bookmarks.length ? bookmarks[0].id : null,
-            publicationId: publicationVersion.publication.id,
-            protectedPage: ['LOCKED', 'DRAFT'].includes(publicationVersion.currentStatus),
-            directLinks,
-            flags,
-            topics
-        }
-    };
 };
 
 type Props = {