diff --git a/core/bootstrap/Files/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/core/bootstrap/Files/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index 89effdd444d..0512630a2c4 100644
--- a/core/bootstrap/Files/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/core/bootstrap/Files/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public function handle(Request $request)
 
 		if (!$moderator->validateToken())
 		{
-			header('HTTP/1.1 401 You don\'t have permission to do this');
+			header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
+			print "<h2>Forbidden</h2>Your request is missing credentials or has bad credentials.";
 			exit();
 		}