diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/new/+page.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/documents/new/+page.server.ts
index 6ef92f14..605a74e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/new/+page.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/new/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { error, fail, redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { fail, redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
 import { createApiClient } from '$lib/api.server';
 import { parseBackendError, getErrorMessage } from '$lib/errors';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function load({
 		locals.user?.groups?.some((g: { permissions: string[] }) =>
 			g.permissions.includes('WRITE_ALL')
 		) ?? false;
-	if (!canWrite) throw error(403, 'Forbidden');
+	if (!canWrite) throw redirect(303, '/');
 
 	const senderId = url.searchParams.get('senderId') || '';
 	const receiverId = url.searchParams.get('receiverId') || '';