diff --git a/pkg/middleware/auth.go b/pkg/middleware/auth.go

index c44d7dd9a7..4989ea0e1c 100644

--- a/pkg/middleware/auth.go

+++ b/pkg/middleware/auth.go

@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ func SnapshotPublicModeOrSignedIn() macaron.Handler {

 			return

 		}

-		_, err := c.Invoke(ReqSignedIn)

-		if err != nil {

-			c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to invoke required signed in middleware", err)

+		if !c.IsSignedIn {

+			notAuthorized(c)

+			return

 		}

 	}

 }