diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/vote.Controller.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/vote.Controller.ts
index 4fee4bf..5d0e7e5 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/vote.Controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/vote.Controller.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { submitVote } from '../services/vote.Service'
 
 export const createVote = async (c: Context<AppEnv>) => {
   const userId = c.get('userId')
-  
+
   let body: VoteRequest
   try {
     body = await c.req.json()
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ export const createVote = async (c: Context<AppEnv>) => {
   if (typeof stallId !== 'number' || typeof rating !== 'number') {
     return c.json({ success: false, message: 'stallId and rating must be numbers' }, 400)
   }
-  
+
   if (rating < 0 || rating > 10) {
     return c.json({ success: false, message: 'rating must be between 0 and 10' }, 400)
   }
 
   try {
     const progressCount = await submitVote(c.env, userId, body)
-    
+
     const response: VoteResponse = {
       success: true,
       message: 'Vote submitted successfully',
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export const createVote = async (c: Context<AppEnv>) => {
     if (e.message === 'Already voted') {
       return c.json({ success: false, message: 'Already voted' }, 400)
     }
+    if (e.message === 'Voting is currently closed') {
+      return c.json({ success: false, message: 'Voting is currently closed' }, 403)
+    }
     return c.json({ success: false, message: 'Internal Server Error' }, 500)
   }
 }