diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index e8065d9..0077313 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery
+  
+  rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception|
+    redirect_to root_url, :alert => "You don't have access to that feature. Please try again."
+  end
 end