diff --git a/src/utils/errors.js b/src/utils/errors.js
index 3f42ec5..ef1fa8c 100644
--- a/src/utils/errors.js
+++ b/src/utils/errors.js
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
-const errorHandler = (err, environment) => {
+const errorHandler = (err, environment, message) => {
 	// no stacktraces leaked to user
 	const responseJson = {}
 	console.error(err)
 	switch (err.code) {
 		case 'ER_DUP_ENTRY':
-			responseJson.message = 'Conflict'
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Conflict'
 			responseJson.code = 409
 			break
 		case 'BAD_REQUEST':
-			responseJson.message = 'Bad Request'
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Bad Request'
 			responseJson.code = 400
 			break
+		case 'FORBIDDEN':
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Forbidden'
+			responseJson.code = 403
+			break	
 		case 'NOT_FOUND':
-			responseJson.message = 'Not Found'
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Not Found'
 			responseJson.code = 404
 			break
 		case 'UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY':
-			responseJson.message = 'Unprocessable Entity'
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Unprocessable Entity'
 			responseJson.code = 422
 			break
 		default:
-			responseJson.message = 'Server Error'
+			responseJson.message = message || 'Server Error'
 			responseJson.code = 500
 			break
 	}
@@ -33,6 +37,13 @@ const errorHandler = (err, environment) => {
 	return responseJson
 }
 
+const error403 = () => {
+	const err = new Error('Forbidden')
+	err.code = 'FORBIDDEN'
+	err.status = 403
+	return err
+}
+
 const error404 = () => {
 	const err = new Error('Not Found')
 	err.code = 'NOT_FOUND'
@@ -47,4 +58,4 @@ const error422 = (message = 'Unprocessable Entity') => {
 	return err
 }
 
-export { error404, error422, errorHandler }
+export { error403, error404, error422, errorHandler }
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