diff --git a/pkg/authorization/middleware.go b/pkg/authorization/middleware.go
index 58734ec496..627e0dc9ad 100644
--- a/pkg/authorization/middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/authorization/middleware.go
@@ -55,15 +55,21 @@ func (m *Middleware) WrapHandler(handler func(ctx context.Context, w http.Respon
 
 		rw := NewResponseModifier(w)
 
-		if err := handler(ctx, rw, r, vars); err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf("Handler for %s %s returned error: %s", r.Method, r.RequestURI, err)
-			return err
+		var errD error
+
+		if errD = handler(ctx, rw, r, vars); errD != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Handler for %s %s returned error: %s", r.Method, r.RequestURI, errD)
 		}
 
-		if err := authCtx.AuthZResponse(rw, r); err != nil {
+		if err := authCtx.AuthZResponse(rw, r); errD == nil && err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("AuthZResponse for %s %s returned error: %s", r.Method, r.RequestURI, err)
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if errD != nil {
+			return errD
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }