diff --git a/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts b/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
index ac5881e..d50ff24 100644
--- a/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { Injectable, ExecutionContext } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  Injectable,
+  ExecutionContext,
+  UnauthorizedException,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { RolePermissions } from '@app/common/constants/role-permissions';
@@ -30,14 +34,34 @@ export class PermissionsGuard extends AuthGuard('jwt') {
     const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
     const user = request.user; // User is now available after AuthGuard
 
-    const userRole = user?.role.type as RoleType;
+    const userRole = user?.role?.type as RoleType;
     if (!userRole || !RolePermissions[userRole]) {
-      return false; // Deny if role or permissions are missing
+      throw new UnauthorizedException({
+        message: `Only ${this.getAllowedRoles(requiredPermissions)} role(s) can access this route.`,
+      });
     }
 
     const userPermissions = RolePermissions[userRole];
+    const hasRequiredPermissions = requiredPermissions.every((perm) =>
+      userPermissions.includes(perm),
+    );
 
-    // Check if the user has the required permissions
-    return requiredPermissions.every((perm) => userPermissions.includes(perm));
+    if (!hasRequiredPermissions) {
+      throw new UnauthorizedException({
+        message: `Only ${this.getAllowedRoles(requiredPermissions)} role(s) can access this route.`,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private getAllowedRoles(requiredPermissions: string[]): string {
+    const allowedRoles = Object.entries(RolePermissions)
+      .filter(([, permissions]) =>
+        requiredPermissions.every((perm) => permissions.includes(perm)),
+      )
+      .map(([role]) => role);
+
+    return allowedRoles.join(', ');
   }
 }