diff --git a/src/node/padaccess.js b/src/node/padaccess.js
index 5ca5641b5..e9cc7cde5 100644
--- a/src/node/padaccess.js
+++ b/src/node/padaccess.js
@@ -3,21 +3,16 @@ const securityManager = require('./db/SecurityManager');
 
 // checks for padAccess
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const {session: {user} = {}} = req;
-    const accessObj = await securityManager.checkAccess(
-        req.params.pad, req.cookies.sessionID, req.cookies.token, user);
+  const {session: {user} = {}} = req;
+  const accessObj = await securityManager.checkAccess(
+      req.params.pad, req.cookies.sessionID, req.cookies.token, user);
 
-    if (accessObj.accessStatus === 'grant') {
-      // there is access, continue
-      return true;
-    } else {
-      // no access
-      res.status(403).send("403 - Can't touch this");
-      return false;
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    // @TODO - send internal server error here?
-    throw err;
+  if (accessObj.accessStatus === 'grant') {
+    // there is access, continue
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    // no access
+    res.status(403).send("403 - Can't touch this");
+    return false;
   }
 };