diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationService.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationService.java
index 7d6fec0593..ab8446840f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationService.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.config.authorization.OrganizationExtractor;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.config.authorization.OrganizationRoleClaims;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.config.authorization.TenantDataAuthenticationProvider;
+import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.errors.NobodyAuthenticatedException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public LoggedInAuthorizationService(
   private Authentication getCurrentAuth() {
     Authentication currentAuth = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
     if (currentAuth == null) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("Nobody is currently authenticated");
+      throw new NobodyAuthenticatedException();
     }
     return currentAuth;
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/OrganizationInitializingService.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/OrganizationInitializingService.java
index 135d96519d..896d810adf 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/OrganizationInitializingService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/OrganizationInitializingService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.db.repository.ProviderRepository;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.db.repository.SpecimenTypeRepository;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.idp.repository.OktaRepository;
+import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.errors.UserFacilityNotInitializedException;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.model.IdentityAttributes;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -323,11 +324,8 @@ private void configureDemoUsers(List<DemoUser> users, Map<String, Facility> faci
                     f -> {
                       Facility facility = facilitiesByName.get(f);
                       if (facility == null) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(
-                            "User's facility="
-                                + f
-                                + " was not initialized. Valid facilities="
-                                + facilitiesByName.keySet().toString());
+                        throw new UserFacilityNotInitializedException(
+                            f, facilitiesByName.keySet().toString());
                       }
                       return facility;
                     })
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/NobodyAuthenticatedException.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/NobodyAuthenticatedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29e5b4be83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/NobodyAuthenticatedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.errors;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+
+@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+public class NobodyAuthenticatedException extends RuntimeException {
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+  public NobodyAuthenticatedException() {
+    super("Nobody is currently authenticated");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/UserFacilityNotInitializedException.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/UserFacilityNotInitializedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fe308a265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/errors/UserFacilityNotInitializedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.errors;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+
+@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+public class UserFacilityNotInitializedException extends RuntimeException {
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+  public UserFacilityNotInitializedException(String invalidFacility, String validFacilitiesList) {
+    super(
+        "User's facility="
+            + invalidFacility
+            + " was not initialized. Valid facilities="
+            + validFacilitiesList);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationServiceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..196d425037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/LoggedInAuthorizationServiceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.service.errors.NobodyAuthenticatedException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
+
+class LoggedInAuthorizationServiceTest extends BaseServiceTest<DiseaseService> {
+  @Autowired LoggedInAuthorizationService loggedInAuthorizationService;
+
+  @Test
+  void findAllOrganizationRoles_NobodyAuthenticatedException() {
+    SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(null);
+    assertThrows(
+        NobodyAuthenticatedException.class,
+        () -> loggedInAuthorizationService.findAllOrganizationRoles());
+  }
+}