diff --git a/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js b/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
index 5c0547606..bacb95506 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export const getMeAsync = ({shouldResetMe = false} = {}) => async dispatch => {
     )
     dispatch(linksReceived({external, users, organizations, me: meLink})) // TODO: put this before meGetCompleted... though for some reason it doesn't fire the first time then
   } catch (error) {
-    dispatch(errorThrown(error))
     dispatch(meGetFailed())
+    dispatch(errorThrown(error))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/middleware/errors.js b/ui/src/shared/middleware/errors.js
index 73c0e6102..6cf05ff5a 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/middleware/errors.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/middleware/errors.js
@@ -17,14 +17,27 @@ const errorsMiddleware = store => next => action => {
   const {auth: {me}} = store.getState()
 
   if (action.type === 'ERROR_THROWN') {
-    const {error: {status, auth}, altText, alertType = 'error'} = action
+    const {
+      error: {status, auth, data: {message}},
+      altText,
+      alertType = 'error',
+    } = action
 
     if (status === HTTP_FORBIDDEN) {
+      const organizationChanged =
+        message === `user's current organization was not found` // eslint-disable-line quotes
       const wasSessionTimeout = me !== null
 
       store.dispatch(authExpired(auth))
 
-      if (wasSessionTimeout) {
+      if (organizationChanged) {
+        store.dispatch(notify(alertType, 'Your organization has been removed.'))
+
+        allowNotifications = false
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          allowNotifications = true
+        }, notificationsBlackoutDuration)
+      } else if (wasSessionTimeout) {
         store.dispatch(
           notify(alertType, 'Session timed out. Please login again.')
         )