diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 71499ae5fa..0518a79d69 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def render_respond_to_format_with_error_message(msg, url_or_path, http_status, e
 
     respond_to do |format|
       # Redirect use to the path and display the error message
-      format.html { redirect_to url_or_path, alert: msg }
+      format.any(:html, :pdf) { redirect_to url_or_path, alert: msg }
       # Render the JSON error message (using API V1)
       format.json do
         @payload = { errors: [msg] }