diff --git a/app/routes/session.js b/app/routes/session.js
index 3810fb980a..7f1d3e82ba 100644
--- a/app/routes/session.js
+++ b/app/routes/session.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function SessionHandler(db) {
     this.isAdminUserMiddleware = (req, res, next) => {
         if (req.session.userId) {
             return userDAO.getUserById(req.session.userId, (err, user) => {
+               if (err) return next(err);
                return user && user.isAdmin ? next() : res.redirect("/login");
             });
         }