diff --git a/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.spec.ts b/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.spec.ts
index d8a0102ad7..dbc2adc35f 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.spec.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('ContentNodeDialogService', () => {
             () => { },
             (error) => {
                 expect(materialDialog.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-                expect(error.statusCode).toBe(403);
+                expect(JSON.parse(error.message).error.statusCode).toBe(403);
             });
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.ts b/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.ts
index 8f375781d4..c6da1fe915 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/content-node-selector/content-node-dialog.service.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export class ContentNodeDialogService {
 
             return select;
         } else {
-            return Observable.throw({ statusCode: 403 });
+            let errors = new Error(JSON.stringify({ error: { statusCode: 403 } } ));
+            return Observable.throw(errors);
         }
     }