diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/teams.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/teams.clj
index 4245f1935..82fb7a7f4 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/teams.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/teams.clj
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     (let [perms   (teams/check-read-permissions! conn profile-id id)
           members (teams/retrieve-team-members conn id)]
 
-      (when (:is-owner perms)
+      (when (some :is-owner perms)
         (ex/raise :type :validation
                   :code :owner-cant-leave-team
                   :hint "reasing owner before leave"))
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [id profile-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
     (let [perms (teams/check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id id)]
-      (when-not (:is-owner perms)
+      (when-not (some :is-owner perms)
         (ex/raise :type :validation
                   :code :only-owner-can-delete-team))
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                            :member-email (:email member email)
                            :member-id (:id member)})]
 
-      (when-not (:is-admin perms)
+      (when-not (some :is-admin perms)
         (ex/raise :type :validation
                   :code :insufficient-permissions))
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/permissions.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/permissions.clj
index 9b4bae5b0..4566c550f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/permissions.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/permissions.clj
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
   (us/assert fn? qfn)
   (fn [& args]
     (let [rows (apply qfn args)]
-      (when (or (empty? rows)
-                (not (or (some :can-edit rows)
-                         (some :is-admin rows)
-                         (some :is-owner rows))))
+      (if (or (empty? rows)
+              (not (or (some :can-edit rows)
+                       (some :is-admin rows)
+                       (some :is-owner rows))))
         (ex/raise :type :not-found
                   :code :object-not-found
-                  :hint "not found")))))
+                  :hint "not found")
+        rows))))
 
 (defn make-read-check-fn
   "A simple factory for read permission check functions."
@@ -33,8 +34,7 @@
   (us/assert fn? qfn)
   (fn [& args]
     (let [rows (apply qfn args)]
-      (when-not (seq rows)
+      (if-not (seq rows)
         (ex/raise :type :not-found
-                  :code :object-not-found)))))
-
-
+                  :code :object-not-found)
+        rows))))