diff --git a/server/achievements/achievement_handler.coffee b/server/achievements/achievement_handler.coffee
index 211068bd1..3b9833836 100644
--- a/server/achievements/achievement_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/achievements/achievement_handler.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class AchievementHandler extends Handler
   get: (req, res) ->
     # /db/achievement?related=<ID>
     if req.query.related
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) if not @hasAccess(req)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) if not @hasAccess(req)
       Achievement.find {related: req.query.related}, (err, docs) =>
         return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
         docs = (@formatEntity(req, doc) for doc in docs)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class AchievementHandler extends Handler
       super req, res
 
   delete: (req, res, slugOrID) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError res unless req.user?.isAdmin()
+    return @sendForbiddenError res unless req.user?.isAdmin()
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug slugOrID, (err, document) => # Check first
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless document?
diff --git a/server/commons/Handler.coffee b/server/commons/Handler.coffee
index aea9810c1..f8392cf6e 100644
--- a/server/commons/Handler.coffee
+++ b/server/commons/Handler.coffee
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ module.exports = class Handler
     props
 
   # sending functions
-  sendUnauthorizedError: (res) -> errors.forbidden(res) #TODO: rename sendUnauthorizedError to sendForbiddenError
   sendForbiddenError: (res) -> errors.forbidden(res)
   sendNotFoundError: (res, message) -> errors.notFound(res, message)
   sendMethodNotAllowed: (res, message) -> errors.badMethod(res, @allowedMethods, message)
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
 
   # generic handlers
   get: (req, res) ->
-    @sendUnauthorizedError(res) if not @hasAccess(req)
+    @sendForbiddenError(res) if not @hasAccess(req)
 
     specialParameters = ['term', 'project', 'conditions']
 
@@ -150,16 +149,16 @@ module.exports = class Handler
         @sendSuccess(res, documents)
     # regular users are only allowed text searches for now, without any additional filters or sorting
     else
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res)
 
   getById: (req, res, id) ->
     # return @sendNotFoundError(res) # for testing
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
 
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug id, (err, document) =>
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless document?
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document)
       @sendSuccess(res, @formatEntity(req, document))
 
   getByRelationship: (req, res, args...) ->
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
 
   setWatching: (req, res, id) ->
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug id, (err, document) =>
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document, 'get')
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document, 'get')
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless document?
       watchers = document.get('watchers') or []
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
       args.push projection
     @modelClass.findOne(args...).sort(sort).exec (err, doc) =>
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless doc?
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, doc)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, doc)
       res.send(doc)
       res.end()
 
@@ -273,12 +272,12 @@ module.exports = class Handler
   put: (req, res, id) ->
     return @postNewVersion(req, res) if @modelClass.schema.uses_coco_versions
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'No input.') if _.isEmpty(req.body)
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug req.body._id or id, (err, document) =>
       return @sendBadInputError(res, 'Bad id.') if err and err.name is 'CastError'
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless document?
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, document)
       @doWaterfallChecks req, document, (err, document) =>
         return @sendError(res, err.code, err.res) if err
         @saveChangesToDocument req, document, (err) =>
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
 
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'No input.') if _.isEmpty(req.body)
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'id should not be included.') if req.body._id
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
     document = @makeNewInstance(req)
     @saveChangesToDocument req, document, (err) =>
       return @sendBadInputError(res, err.errors) if err?.valid is false
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
   postFirstVersion: (req, res) ->
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'No input.') if _.isEmpty(req.body)
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'id should not be included.') if req.body._id
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
     document = @makeNewInstance(req)
     document.set('original', document._id)
     document.set('creator', req.user._id)
@@ -337,12 +336,12 @@ module.exports = class Handler
     """
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'This entity is not versioned') unless @modelClass.schema.uses_coco_versions
     return @sendBadInputError(res, 'No input.') if _.isEmpty(req.body)
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccess(req)
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug req.body._id, (err, parentDocument) =>
       return @sendBadInputError(res, 'Bad id.') if err and err.name is 'CastError'
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless parentDocument?
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, parentDocument)
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, parentDocument)
       editableProperties = @getEditableProperties req, parentDocument
       updatedObject = parentDocument.toObject()
       for prop in editableProperties
diff --git a/server/levels/level_handler.coffee b/server/levels/level_handler.coffee
index f51f6574f..c97c3d7fc 100644
--- a/server/levels/level_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/levels/level_handler.coffee
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ LevelHandler = class LevelHandler extends Handler
     @getDocumentForIdOrSlug id, (err, level) =>
       return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
       return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless level?
-      return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, level, 'get')
+      return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless @hasAccessToDocument(req, level, 'get')
       callback err, level
 
   getSession: (req, res, id) ->
diff --git a/server/levels/sessions/level_session_handler.coffee b/server/levels/sessions/level_session_handler.coffee
index 7d7e2886d..7e94efcaf 100644
--- a/server/levels/sessions/level_session_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/levels/sessions/level_session_handler.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class LevelSessionHandler extends Handler
       return _.omit documentObject, @privateProperties
 
   getActiveSessions: (req, res) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
     start = new Date()
     start = new Date(start.getTime() - TIMEOUT)
     query = @modelClass.find({'changed': {$gt: start}})
diff --git a/server/patches/patch_handler.coffee b/server/patches/patch_handler.coffee
index fd316ce4b..3a6cd4ff7 100644
--- a/server/patches/patch_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/patches/patch_handler.coffee
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ PatchHandler = class PatchHandler extends Handler
       targetModel.findOne(query).sort(sort).exec (err, target) =>
         return @sendDatabaseError(res, err) if err
         return @sendNotFoundError(res) unless target?
-        return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless targetHandler.hasAccessToDocument(req, target, 'get')
+        return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless targetHandler.hasAccessToDocument(req, target, 'get')
 
         if newStatus in ['rejected', 'accepted']
-          return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless targetHandler.hasAccessToDocument(req, target, 'put')
+          return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless targetHandler.hasAccessToDocument(req, target, 'put')
 
         if newStatus is 'withdrawn'
-          return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user.get('_id').equals patch.get('creator')
+          return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user.get('_id').equals patch.get('creator')
 
         patch.set 'status', newStatus
 
diff --git a/server/users/user_handler.coffee b/server/users/user_handler.coffee
index 40eed11ea..3e106e081 100644
--- a/server/users/user_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/users/user_handler.coffee
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
     super(arguments...)
 
   agreeToCLA: (req, res) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user
     doc =
       user: req.user._id+''
       email: req.user.get 'email'
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
       res.end()
 
   getLevelSessionsForEmployer: (req, res, userID) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user._id+'' is userID or req.user.isAdmin() or ('employer' in (req.user.get('permissions') ? []))
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user._id+'' is userID or req.user.isAdmin() or ('employer' in (req.user.get('permissions') ? []))
     query = creator: userID, levelID: {$in: ['gridmancer', 'greed', 'dungeon-arena', 'brawlwood', 'gold-rush']}
     projection = 'levelName levelID team playtime codeLanguage submitted code totalScore teamSpells level'
     LevelSession.find(query).select(projection).exec (err, documents) =>
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
     isMe = userID is req.user._id + ''
     isAuthorized = isMe or req.user.isAdmin()
     isAuthorized ||= ('employer' in (req.user.get('permissions') ? [])) and (activityName in ['viewed_by_employer', 'contacted_by_employer'])
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError res unless isAuthorized
+    return @sendForbiddenError res unless isAuthorized
     updateUser = (user) =>
       activity = user.trackActivity activityName, increment
       user.update {activity: activity}, (err) =>
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
     true
 
   getEmployers: (req, res) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
     query = {employerAt: {$exists: true, $ne: ''}}
     selection = 'name firstName lastName email activity signedEmployerAgreement photoURL employerAt'
     User.find(query).select(selection).lean().exec (err, documents) =>
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
     hash.digest('hex')
 
   getRemark: (req, res, userID) ->
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
     query = user: userID
     projection = null
     if req.query.project
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
 
   searchForUser: (req, res) ->
     # TODO: also somehow search the CLAs to find a match amongst those fields and to find GitHub ids
-    return @sendUnauthorizedError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
+    return @sendForbiddenError(res) unless req.user.isAdmin()
     search = req.body.search
     query = email: {$exists: true}, $or: [
       {emailLower: search}