diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/getdoc/GetDocResult.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/getdoc/GetDocResult.java
index 7ce5e7b14e..c82d2351fe 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/getdoc/GetDocResult.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/getdoc/GetDocResult.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class GetDocResult extends Result {
         JsonObject jsonObject = json.getAsJsonObject();
         if (jsonObject.has("status")) {
             switch (jsonObject.get("status").getAsInt()) {
+            case 401:
             case 403:
                 exception = new ProtectedProjectException();
                 break;