diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 93428f9dba..aa476f18c6 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ class SystemJobTemplateList(ListAPIView):
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if not request.user.is_superuser:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+            raise PermissionDenied("Superuser privileges needed")
         return super(SystemJobTemplateList, self).get(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class SystemJobTemplateDetail(RetrieveAPIView):
@@ -3212,7 +3212,7 @@ class SystemJobList(ListCreateAPIView):
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if not request.user.is_superuser:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+            raise PermissionDenied("Superuser privileges needed")
         return super(SystemJobList, self).get(request, *args, **kwargs)