diff --git a/src/actions/user.js b/src/actions/user.js
index fb7f9d42daee80a31b5d1c93a8dfbdd3d8ac51a5..180a086fa62aa4ef1b185efdc8f2a5b59c8c220a 100644
--- a/src/actions/user.js
+++ b/src/actions/user.js
@@ -148,25 +148,25 @@ export async function fetchPendingRequests(store, request = igClient) {
   }
 }
 
-export async function processUserRequest(store, requestId, request = igClient) {
+export const processUserRequest = async (store, requestId) => {
   store.setState({ isLoading: true });
-  request.token = sessionStorage.getItem('access_token');
+  igClient.token = sessionStorage.getItem('access_token');
   try {
-    await request.processUserRequest(requestId);
+    return await igClient.processUserRequest(requestId);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
   }
-}
+};
 
-export async function deleteUserRequest(store, requestId, request = igClient) {
+export const deleteUserRequest = async (store, requestId) => {
   store.setState({ isLoading: true });
-  request.token = sessionStorage.getItem('access_token');
+  igClient.token = sessionStorage.getItem('access_token');
   try {
-    await request.deleteUserRequest(requestId);
+    return await igClient.deleteUserRequest(requestId);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
   }
-}
+};
 
 export const createRole = async (store, name, description, request = igClient) => {
   try {
diff --git a/src/components/Header/Header.js b/src/components/Header/Header.js
index 3064767db8e3af835d5258d1ce7d9e375943e3a7..a534badb7db6d16d5bf1f82a7a4888068a16dec4 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Header.js
+++ b/src/components/Header/Header.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { AppBar, Toolbar, IconButton, Menu, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { AppBar, Toolbar, IconButton, Menu } from '@material-ui/core';
 import {
   Menu as MenuIcon,
   Person as AccountIcon,
diff --git a/src/context/InSylvaGatekeeperClient.js b/src/context/InSylvaGatekeeperClient.js
index d1b85689abbf13ebae294e2f1aa723e27270fafe..f976cd7d1417d7fcdabad83740d3a703e1ca9634 100644
--- a/src/context/InSylvaGatekeeperClient.js
+++ b/src/context/InSylvaGatekeeperClient.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class InSylvaGatekeeperClient {
 
   async deleteUserRequest(id) {
     const path = `/user/delete-request`;
-    await this.post('DELETE', `${path}`, {
+    return await this.post('DELETE', `${path}`, {
       id,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/pages/requests/Requests.js b/src/pages/requests/Requests.js
index 97bec19ab93d708f309a7d1ff83ce2f0d26cac68..04d3fcd72645f62a93330d81cdd3000799c5fafb 100644
--- a/src/pages/requests/Requests.js
+++ b/src/pages/requests/Requests.js
@@ -65,25 +65,39 @@ const Requests = () => {
   }, [loadRequests, loadPendingRequests]);
 
   const onDeleteRequest = async (request) => {
-    if (request) {
-      await globalActions.user.deleteUserRequest(request.id);
-      setOpen(true);
+    if (!request) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const result = await globalActions.user.deleteUserRequest(request.id);
+    if (result && !result.error) {
       setAlertMessage('Request has been deleted.');
       setSeverity('success');
-      await loadRequests();
-      await loadPendingRequests();
+      setOpen(true);
+    } else {
+      setAlertMessage(`Error: ${result.error}`);
+      setSeverity('error');
+      setOpen(true);
     }
+    await loadRequests();
+    await loadPendingRequests();
   };
 
   const onProcessRequest = async (request) => {
-    if (request) {
-      await globalActions.user.processUserRequest(request.id);
-      setOpen(true);
+    if (!request) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const result = await globalActions.user.processUserRequest(request.id);
+    if (result && !result.error) {
       setAlertMessage('Request has been processed.');
       setSeverity('success');
-      await loadRequests();
-      await loadPendingRequests();
+      setOpen(true);
+    } else {
+      setAlertMessage(`Error: ${result.error}`);
+      setSeverity('error');
+      setOpen(true);
     }
+    await loadRequests();
+    await loadPendingRequests();
   };
 
   const requestActions = [