diff --git a/src/developer.js b/src/developer.js
index 68d3e19fd..a2cf5fad1 100644
--- a/src/developer.js
+++ b/src/developer.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getNonApprovedApps(callback) {
     var url = config.apiServerOrigin() + '/api/v1/boxes/' + config.fqdn() + '/apps';
     superagent.get(url).query({ token: config.token(), boxVersion: config.version() }).end(function (error, result) {
         if (error && !error.response) return callback(new DeveloperError(DeveloperError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error));
-        if (result.statusCode === 401) {
+        if (result.statusCode === 401 || result.statusCode === 403) {
             debug('Failed to list apps in development. Appstore token invalid or missing. Returning empty list.', result.body);
             return callback(null, []);
         }