diff --git a/controllers/organization.go b/controllers/organization.go
index a42a0cb3..99bb1618 100644
--- a/controllers/organization.go
+++ b/controllers/organization.go
@@ -133,11 +133,12 @@ func (c *ApiController) GetDefaultApplication() {
 	userId := c.GetSessionUsername()
 	id := c.Input().Get("id")
 
-	application := object.GetMaskedApplication(object.GetDefaultApplication(id), userId)
-	if application == nil {
-		c.ResponseError("Please set a default application for this organization")
+	application, err := object.GetDefaultApplication(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.ResponseError(err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.ResponseOk(application)
+	maskedApplication := object.GetMaskedApplication(application, userId)
+	c.ResponseOk(maskedApplication)
 }
diff --git a/object/organization.go b/object/organization.go
index 0f36ac16..c5b4b198 100644
--- a/object/organization.go
+++ b/object/organization.go
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ func CheckAccountItemModifyRule(accountItem *AccountItem, user *User) (bool, str
 	return true, ""
 }
 
-func GetDefaultApplication(id string) *Application {
+func GetDefaultApplication(id string) (*Application, error) {
 	organization := GetOrganization(id)
 	if organization == nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("The organization: %s does not exist", id)
 	}
 
 	if organization.DefaultApplication != "" {
-		return getApplication("admin", organization.DefaultApplication)
+		return getApplication("admin", organization.DefaultApplication), fmt.Errorf("The default application: %s does not exist", organization.DefaultApplication)
 	}
 
 	applications := []*Application{}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func GetDefaultApplication(id string) *Application {
 	}
 
 	if len(applications) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("The application does not exist")
 	}
 
 	defaultApplication := applications[0]
@@ -249,5 +249,5 @@ func GetDefaultApplication(id string) *Application {
 	extendApplicationWithProviders(defaultApplication)
 	extendApplicationWithOrg(defaultApplication)
 
-	return defaultApplication
+	return defaultApplication, nil
 }