1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 4921ae99e78..5bbf721321d 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ module API
       if can?(current_user, :read_group, group)
         group
       else
-        forbidden!("#{current_user.username} lacks sufficient "\
-        "access to #{group.name}")
+        not_found!('Group')
       end
     end
 
@@ -241,6 +240,10 @@ module API
       render_api_error!('413 Request Entity Too Large', 413)
     end
 
+    def not_modified!
+      render_api_error!('304 Not Modified', 304)
+    end
+
     def render_validation_error!(model)
       if model.errors.any?
         render_api_error!(model.errors.messages || '400 Bad Request', 400)