diff --git a/webarchiv.py b/webarchiv.py
index 3076c6481476a4a9786c8007fb42e231b5a92ec8..384e139b8fd279b3082c95c62de2179607450c0a 100644
--- a/webarchiv.py
+++ b/webarchiv.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class WebarchivSession:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _handle_response_errors(r):
-        if r.status_code == 403:
+        if r.status_code == 401:
             print('Forbidden. Invalid Token or ApiKey transmitted', file=sys.stderr)
             return r
         elif r.status_code == 400:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class WebarchivSession:
         r = requests.get(self.base_url.format(op), **kwargs)
         if r.ok:
             return r
-        elif r.status_code == 403 and auto_connect:
+        elif r.status_code == 401 and auto_connect:
             self.connect()
             kwargs['headers'] = {
                 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + self.token
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class WebarchivSession:
         r = requests.post(self.base_url.format(op), json=json, **kwargs)
         if r.status_code == 201:
             return r
-        elif r.status_code == 403 and auto_connect:
+        elif r.status_code == 401 and auto_connect:
             self.connect()
             return self._post(op, False, json, **kwargs)
         else: