diff --git a/app/dependencies.py b/app/dependencies.py
index bfab9f1..a6b25fe 100644
--- a/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/app/dependencies.py
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@ def handle_db_errors(func):
 
             return result
 
+        except HTTPException:
+            # Let intentional HTTP errors (401, 404, etc.) pass through unchanged
+            raise
+
         except Exception as e:
             elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
             error_trace = traceback.format_exc()