diff --git a/src/lib/orbitdb-api.js b/src/lib/orbitdb-api.js
index 48f295f..c0eb5aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/orbitdb-api.js
+++ b/src/lib/orbitdb-api.js
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ class OrbitdbAPI {
                 method: ['POST', 'PUT'],
                 path: '/db/{dbname}/access/write',
                 handler: dbMiddleware( async (db, request, _h) => {
-                    await db.access.grant('write', request.payload.id)
-                    return {};
+                    await db.access.grant('write', request.payload.id) && 
+                    return {} || return new Boom.notImplemented('Access controller does not support setting write access');
                 })
             },
             {