diff --git a/backend/src/server/plugins/error-handler.ts b/backend/src/server/plugins/error-handler.ts
index da3162ef8..cacc91885 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/plugins/error-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/plugins/error-handler.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ export const fastifyErrHandler = fastifyPlugin(async (server: FastifyZodProvider
     req.log.error(error);
     if (error instanceof BadRequestError) {
       res.status(400).send({ statusCode: 400, message: error.message, error: error.name });
-    } else if (error instanceof UnauthorizedError || error instanceof ForbiddenRequestError) {
+    } else if (error instanceof UnauthorizedError) {
       res.status(403).send({ statusCode: 403, message: error.message, error: error.name });
     } else if (error instanceof DatabaseError || error instanceof InternalServerError) {
       res.status(500).send({ statusCode: 500, message: "Something went wrong", error: error.name });
     } else if (error instanceof ZodError) {
       res.status(403).send({ statusCode: 403, error: "ValidationFailure", message: error.issues });
     } else if (error instanceof ForbiddenError) {
-      res.status(403).send({
-        statusCode: 403,
+      res.status(401).send({
+        statusCode: 401,
         error: "PermissionDenied",
         message: `You are not allowed to ${error.action} on ${error.subjectType}`
       });
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/ProjectIndexSecretsSection/ProjectIndexSecretsSection.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/ProjectIndexSecretsSection/ProjectIndexSecretsSection.tsx
index bbc2fb49a..329153b1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/ProjectIndexSecretsSection/ProjectIndexSecretsSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/ProjectIndexSecretsSection/ProjectIndexSecretsSection.tsx
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ export const ProjectIndexSecretsSection = ({ decryptFileKey }: Props) => {
           </div>
         </div>
       )}
-      <p className="mb-2 text-lg font-semibold">Enable Blind Indices</p>
+      <p className="mb-2 text-lg font-semibold">Action Required</p>
       <p className="mb-4 leading-7 text-gray-400">
         Your project was created before the introduction of blind indexing. To continue accessing
         secrets by name through the SDK, public API and web dashboard, please enable blind indexing.{" "}
         <b>
-          This is a one time process.{" "}
-          {membership.role !== ProjectMembershipRole.Admin && "Admin only operation"}
+          {membership.role !== ProjectMembershipRole.Admin && "This is an admin only operation."}
         </b>
       </p>
       <ProjectPermissionCan I={ProjectPermissionActions.Edit} a={ProjectPermissionSub.Settings}>