diff --git a/pkg/api/dataproxy.go b/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
index 1bc97eb42ed..5cde0efd0b4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) ProxyDataSourceRequest(c *m.ReqContext) {
 	ds, err := hs.DatasourceCache.GetDatasource(dsId, c.SignedInUser, c.SkipCache)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == m.ErrDataSourceAccessDenied {
-			c.JsonApiErr(403, "Access denied to datasource", nil)
+			c.JsonApiErr(403, "Access denied to datasource", err)
 			return
 		}
 		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Unable to load datasource meta data", err)
diff --git a/pkg/api/metrics.go b/pkg/api/metrics.go
index a6cfe4d09de..6e5ae0f8761 100644
--- a/pkg/api/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/api/metrics.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) QueryMetrics(c *m.ReqContext, reqDto dtos.MetricRequest) R
 	ds, err := hs.DatasourceCache.GetDatasource(datasourceId, c.SignedInUser, c.SkipCache)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == m.ErrDataSourceAccessDenied {
-			return Error(403, "Access denied to datasource", nil)
+			return Error(403, "Access denied to datasource", err)
 		}
 		return Error(500, "Unable to load datasource meta data", err)
 	}