diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d7fec8b..2e992f2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 - 🐛(service-worker) Fix useOffline Maximum update depth exceeded #1196
 - 🐛(helm) charts generate invalid YAML for collaboration API / WS #890
+- 🐛(frontend) 401 redirection overridden #1214
 
 ## [3.4.2] - 2025-07-18
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-routing.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-routing.spec.ts
index 83845be0..6f8eb7c6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-routing.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-routing.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   mockedDocument,
   verifyDocName,
 } from './utils-common';
+import { createRootSubPage } from './utils-sub-pages';
 
 test.describe('Doc Routing', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
@@ -60,16 +61,20 @@ test.describe('Doc Routing', () => {
   });
 
   test('checks 401 on docs/[id] page', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
-    const [docTitle] = await createDoc(page, '401-doc', browserName, 1);
+    const [docTitle] = await createDoc(page, '401-doc-parent', browserName, 1);
     await verifyDocName(page, docTitle);
 
+    await createRootSubPage(page, browserName, '401-doc-child');
+
+    await page.locator('.ProseMirror.bn-editor').fill('Hello World');
+
     const responsePromise = page.route(
-      /.*\/link-configuration\/$|users\/me\/$/,
+      /.*\/documents\/.*\/$|users\/me\/$/,
       async (route) => {
         const request = route.request();
 
         if (
-          request.method().includes('PUT') ||
+          request.method().includes('PATCH') ||
           request.method().includes('GET')
         ) {
           await route.fulfill({
@@ -84,11 +89,7 @@ test.describe('Doc Routing', () => {
       },
     );
 
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Share' }).click();
-
-    const selectVisibility = page.getByLabel('Visibility', { exact: true });
-    await selectVisibility.click();
-    await page.getByLabel('Connected').click();
+    await page.getByRole('link', { name: '401-doc-parent' }).click();
 
     await responsePromise;
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/core/AppProvider.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/core/AppProvider.tsx
index 9f18e114..b52f8fd2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/core/AppProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/core/AppProvider.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { CunninghamProvider } from '@openfun/cunningham-react';
-import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import {
+  MutationCache,
+  QueryClient,
+  QueryClientProvider,
+} from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
@@ -24,8 +28,24 @@ const defaultOptions = {
     retry: DEFAULT_QUERY_RETRY,
   },
 };
+
+let globalRouterReplace: ((url: string) => void) | null = null;
+
 const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   defaultOptions,
+  mutationCache: new MutationCache({
+    onError: (error) => {
+      if (error instanceof Error && 'status' in error && error.status === 401) {
+        void queryClient.resetQueries({
+          queryKey: [KEY_AUTH],
+        });
+        setAuthUrl();
+        if (globalRouterReplace) {
+          void globalRouterReplace('/401');
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  }),
 });
 
 export function AppProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
@@ -40,25 +60,14 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     return initializeResizeListener();
   }, [initializeResizeListener]);
 
+  /**
+   * Update the global router replace function
+   * This allows us to use the router replace function globally
+   */
   useEffect(() => {
-    queryClient.setDefaultOptions({
-      ...defaultOptions,
-      mutations: {
-        onError: (error) => {
-          if (
-            error instanceof Error &&
-            'status' in error &&
-            error.status === 401
-          ) {
-            void queryClient.resetQueries({
-              queryKey: [KEY_AUTH],
-            });
-            setAuthUrl();
-            void replace(`/401`);
-          }
-        },
-      },
-    });
+    globalRouterReplace = (url: string) => {
+      void replace(url);
+    };
   }, [replace]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useUpdateDoc.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useUpdateDoc.tsx
index 12a87367..d63283e2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useUpdateDoc.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useUpdateDoc.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,16 @@ export function useUpdateDoc(queryConfig?: UseUpdateDoc) {
         void queryConfig.onSuccess(data, variables, context);
       }
     },
-    onError: () => {
+    onError: (error, variables, context) => {
+      // If error it means the user is probably not allowed to edit the doc
+      // so we invalidate the canEdit query to update the UI accordingly
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({
         queryKey: [KEY_CAN_EDIT],
       });
+
+      if (queryConfig?.onError) {
+        queryConfig.onError(error, variables, context);
+      }
     },
   });
 }