diff --git a/orcid-api-common/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/common/jaxb/OrcidExceptionMapper.java b/orcid-api-common/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/common/jaxb/OrcidExceptionMapper.java
index 81f74a10d2b..d96850ceb37 100644
--- a/orcid-api-common/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/common/jaxb/OrcidExceptionMapper.java
+++ b/orcid-api-common/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/common/jaxb/OrcidExceptionMapper.java
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ public Response toResponse(Throwable t) {
             logShortError(t, clientId);
         } else if (t instanceof LockedException) {
             logShortError(t, clientId);
+        } else if (t instanceof DeactivatedException) {
+            logShortError(t, clientId);
         } else if (t instanceof ClientDeactivatedException) {
             logShortError(t, clientId);
         } else if (t instanceof OrcidNonPublicElementException) {
diff --git a/orcid-api-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/memberV3/server/delegator/impl/MemberV3ApiServiceDelegatorImpl.java b/orcid-api-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/memberV3/server/delegator/impl/MemberV3ApiServiceDelegatorImpl.java
index 64c6535d0bf..a3fb41eb9a5 100644
--- a/orcid-api-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/memberV3/server/delegator/impl/MemberV3ApiServiceDelegatorImpl.java
+++ b/orcid-api-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/api/memberV3/server/delegator/impl/MemberV3ApiServiceDelegatorImpl.java
@@ -1642,16 +1642,8 @@ public Response deleteResearchResource(String orcid, Long putCode) {
         return Response.noContent().build();
     }
 
-    private void checkProfileStatus(String orcid, boolean readOperation) {
-        try {
-            orcidSecurityManager.checkProfile(orcid);
-        } catch (DeactivatedException e) {
-            // If it is a read operation, ignore the deactivated status since we
-            // are going to return the empty element with the deactivation date
-            if (!readOperation) {
-                throw e;
-            }
-        }
+    private void checkProfileStatus(String orcid, boolean readOperation) throws DeactivatedException {
+        orcidSecurityManager.checkProfile(orcid);        
     } 
     
     private Map<String, String> addParmsMismatchedPutCode(Long urlPutCode, Long bodyPutCode) {
diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/v3/impl/OrcidSecurityManagerImpl.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/v3/impl/OrcidSecurityManagerImpl.java
index 59b415afdc0..5067b4195e3 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/v3/impl/OrcidSecurityManagerImpl.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/v3/impl/OrcidSecurityManagerImpl.java
@@ -202,15 +202,15 @@ public void checkProfile(String orcid) throws NoResultException, OrcidDeprecated
 
         // Check if the user record is locked
         if (!profile.isAccountNonLocked()) {
-            LockedException lockedException = new LockedException();
+            LockedException lockedException = new LockedException(orcid + " is locked");
             lockedException.setOrcid(profile.getId());
             throw lockedException;
         }
 
         // Check if the user record is deactivated
         if (profile.getDeactivationDate() != null) {
-            DeactivatedException exception = new DeactivatedException();
-            exception.setOrcid(orcid);
+            DeactivatedException exception = new DeactivatedException(orcid + " is deactivated");
+            exception.setOrcid(orcid);            
             throw exception;
         }
     }