diff --git a/lib/responses/methods/index.js b/lib/responses/methods/index.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/responses/methods/index.js
+++ b/lib/responses/methods/index.js
@@ -189,7 +189,15 @@ module.exports = {
     var res = this.res;
     var req = this.req;
 
-    if (!data) data = {};
+    if (typeof data == 'string') {
+      res.addMessage('error', {
+        text: data
+      });
+
+      data = null;
+    } else if (!data) {
+      data = {};
+    }
 
     res.status(403);
add suport to send messages in forbidden response