diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
index 059b7c18b..f6964cd60 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 
     var playState = PlayStateNone; // tracks if the stream is actually playing
 
+    var CANNOT_BROADCAST_TITLE = 'Unable to Broadcast Session';
+    var CANNOT_BROADCAST_MSG = 'This session cannot be broadcasted. The session organizer may have configured it to be private.';
+
     function play(e) {
       if(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -407,17 +410,21 @@
           sessionInfo = response;
         })
         .fail(function(jqXHR) {
-          if(jqXHR.status == 404 || jqXHR.status == 403) {
+          if(jqXHR.status == 404) {
             transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
             destroy();
           }
+          else if (jqXHR.status == 403) {
+            logger.debug("session is private");
+            context.JK.app.notify({"title": CANNOT_BROADCAST_TITLE, "text": CANNOT_BROADCAST_MSG});
+          }
           else if(jqXHR.status >= 500 && jqXHR.status <= 599){
             transition(PlayStateServerError);
           }
           else {
             transition(PlayStateNetworkError);
           }
-        })
+        });
     }
 
     function triggerStateChange() {
@@ -702,28 +709,31 @@
     }
 
     function openBubble() {
-      checkServer().done(function(response) {
+      checkServer()
+        .done(function(response) {
 
-        var mountId = sessionInfo.mount ? sessionInfo.mount.id : null;
+          var mountId = sessionInfo.mount ? sessionInfo.mount.id : null;
 
-        if(mountId) {
-          rest.getMount({id: mountId})
-            .done(function (mount) {
-              mountInfo = mount;
-              $parent.data('mount-id', mountId);
-              context.JK.SubscriptionUtils.subscribe('mount', mountId).on(context.JK.EVENTS.SUBSCRIBE_NOTIFICATION, onDetailEvent);
-              $parent.btOn();
-            })
-            .fail(context.JK.app.ajaxError)
-        }
-        else {
-          mountInfo = null;
-          destroy();
-          context.JK.app.notify({"title": "Unable to Broadcast Session", "text": "This session cannot be broadcasted. The session organizer may have configured it to be private."});
-        }
-      })
-        .fail(function() {
-          logger.debug("session is over")
+          if(mountId) {
+            rest.getMount({id: mountId})
+              .done(function (mount) {
+                mountInfo = mount;
+                $parent.data('mount-id', mountId);
+                context.JK.SubscriptionUtils.subscribe('mount', mountId).on(context.JK.EVENTS.SUBSCRIBE_NOTIFICATION, onDetailEvent);
+                $parent.btOn();
+              })
+              .fail(context.JK.app.ajaxError)
+          }
+          else {
+            mountInfo = null;
+            destroy();
+            context.JK.app.notify({"title": CANNOT_BROADCAST_TITLE, "text": CANNOT_BROADCAST_MSG});
+          }
+        })
+        .fail(function(response) {
+          if (response.status == 404) {
+            logger.debug("session is over");
+          }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
index bb8760dc2..6fb5df5cf 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class ApiMusicSessionsController < ApiController
 
   def show
     unless @music_session.can_see? current_user
-      raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+      # render :json => { :message => ValidationMessages::PERMISSION_VALIDATION_ERROR }, :status => 403
+      raise JamRuby::PermissionError
     end
   end