diff --git a/desktop/core/src/desktop/lib/rest/raz_http_client.py b/desktop/core/src/desktop/lib/rest/raz_http_client.py
index 40bbc42a3b2..6ac1cf574f7 100644
--- a/desktop/core/src/desktop/lib/rest/raz_http_client.py
+++ b/desktop/core/src/desktop/lib/rest/raz_http_client.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def execute(self, http_method, path, params=None, data=None, headers=None, allow
     if response and response.get('token'):
       signed_url += ('?' if '?' not in url else '&') + response.get('token')
     else:
-      raise PopupException(_('No SAS token in RAZ response'), error_code=503)
+      raise PopupException(_('No SAS token in RAZ response'), error_code=403)
 
     # Required because `self._make_url` is called in base class execute method also
     signed_path = path + signed_url.partition(path)[2]