diff --git a/app/oauth/views/authorize.py b/app/oauth/views/authorize.py
index 98a0b08a5..1841b7eed 100644
--- a/app/oauth/views/authorize.py
+++ b/app/oauth/views/authorize.py
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ def authorize():
     if hostname != "localhost" and hostname != "127.0.0.1":
         # support custom scheme for mobile app
         if scheme == "http":
-            final_redirect_uri = f"{redirect_uri}?error=http_not_allowed"
-            return redirect(final_redirect_uri)
+            flash("The external client must use HTTPS", "error")
+            return redirect(url_for("dashboard.index"))
 
         # check if redirect_uri is valid
         if not RedirectUri.get_by(client_id=client.id, uri=redirect_uri):
-            final_redirect_uri = f"{redirect_uri}?error=unknown_redirect_uri"
-            return redirect(final_redirect_uri)
+            flash("The external client is using an invalid URL", "error")
+            return redirect(url_for("dashboard.index"))
 
     # redirect from client website
     if request.method == "GET":
diff --git a/tests/oauth/test_authorize.py b/tests/oauth/test_authorize.py
index 2be9a7173..de4b357ea 100644
--- a/tests/oauth/test_authorize.py
+++ b/tests/oauth/test_authorize.py
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ def test_authorize_page_http_not_allowed(flask_client):
     )
 
     assert r.status_code == 302
-    assert r.location == "http://mywebsite.com?error=http_not_allowed"
+    assert r.location == url_for("dashboard.index")
 
 
 def test_authorize_page_unknown_redirect_uri(flask_client):
@@ -746,4 +746,4 @@ def test_authorize_page_unknown_redirect_uri(flask_client):
     )
 
     assert r.status_code == 302
-    assert r.location == "https://unknown.com?error=unknown_redirect_uri"
+    assert r.location == url_for("dashboard.index")