diff --git a/assets/js/utils/requests.js b/assets/js/utils/requests.js
index d7c597a9..da0a1524 100644
--- a/assets/js/utils/requests.js
+++ b/assets/js/utils/requests.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ function fetchJson(verb, endpoint, body) {
     credentials: 'same-origin',
     headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      'x-csrf-token': window.booru.csrfToken
+      'x-csrf-token': window.booru.csrfToken,
+      'x-requested-with': 'xmlhttprequest'
     },
   };
 
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ function fetchHtml(endpoint) {
   return fetch(endpoint, {
     credentials: 'same-origin',
     headers: {
-      'x-csrf-token': window.booru.csrfToken
+      'x-csrf-token': window.booru.csrfToken,
+      'x-requested-with': 'xmlhttprequest'
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_authorized_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_authorized_plug.ex
index 220edd7c..530587ea 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_authorized_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_authorized_plug.ex
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.NotAuthorizedPlug do
   def call(conn), do: call(conn, nil)
 
   def call(conn, _opts) do
-    conn
-    |> Controller.fetch_flash()
-    |> Controller.put_flash(:error, "You can't access that page.")
-    |> Controller.redirect(to: "/")
-    |> Conn.halt()
+    case conn.assigns.ajax? do
+      true ->
+        conn
+        |> Conn.resp(:forbidden, "You can't access that page.")
+        |> Conn.halt()
+
+      _false ->
+        conn
+        |> Controller.fetch_flash()
+        |> Controller.put_flash(:error, "You can't access that page.")
+        |> Controller.redirect(to: "/")
+        |> Conn.halt()
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_found_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_found_plug.ex
index 3185218b..654eb959 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_found_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/not_found_plug.ex
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.NotFoundPlug do
   def call(conn), do: call(conn, nil)
 
   def call(conn, _opts) do
-    conn
-    |> Controller.fetch_flash()
-    |> Controller.put_flash(:error, "Couldn't find what you were looking for!")
-    |> Controller.redirect(to: "/")
-    |> Conn.halt()
+    case conn.assigns.ajax? do
+      true ->
+        conn
+        |> Conn.resp(:not_found, "Couldn't find what you were looking for!")
+        |> Conn.halt()
+
+      false ->
+        conn
+        |> Controller.fetch_flash()
+        |> Controller.put_flash(:error, "Couldn't find what you were looking for!")
+        |> Controller.redirect(to: "/")
+        |> Conn.halt()
+    end
   end
 end