diff --git a/ui/app/utils/message-from-adapter-error.js b/ui/app/utils/message-from-adapter-error.js
index 2b1ce864b..8641576ac 100644
--- a/ui/app/utils/message-from-adapter-error.js
+++ b/ui/app/utils/message-from-adapter-error.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+import { ForbiddenError } from '@ember-data/adapter/error';
+
 // Returns a single string based on the response the adapter received
-export default function messageFromAdapterError(error) {
-  if (error.errors) {
+export default function messageFromAdapterError(error, actionMessage) {
+  if (error instanceof ForbiddenError) {
+    return `Your ACL token does not grant permission to ${actionMessage}.`;
+  }
+
+  if (error.errors?.length) {
     return error.errors.mapBy('detail').join('\n\n');
   }
+
+  return 'Unknown Error';
 }