diff --git a/include/application.php b/include/application.php
index 386fd74..2e5291d 100644
--- a/include/application.php
+++ b/include/application.php
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class Application {
     {
         /* is this user supposed to view this version? */
         if(!$_SESSION['current']->canViewApplication($this))
-            util_show_error_page_and_exit("Something went wrong with the application or version id");
+            objectManager::error_exit("You do not have permission to view this entry");
 
         // cat display
         $oCategory = new Category($this->iCatId);
diff --git a/include/objectManager.php b/include/objectManager.php
index c9ae56f..9350891 100644
--- a/include/objectManager.php
+++ b/include/objectManager.php
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ class ObjectManager
         return TRUE;
     }
 
+    public static function error_exit($shMessage)
+    {
+        echo '<div align="center"><p><font color="red"><b>'.$shMessage.'</b></font></p></div';
+        echo apidb_footer();
+        exit;
+    }
+
     /* displays the list of entries */
     public function display_table($aClean)
     {