diff --git a/horizon/exceptions.py b/horizon/exceptions.py
index 5f17a4e897..0402d60a6b 100644
--- a/horizon/exceptions.py
+++ b/horizon/exceptions.py
@@ -274,15 +274,22 @@ def handle(request, message=None, redirect=None, ignore=False,
     if issubclass(exc_type, UNAUTHORIZED):
         if ignore:
             return NotAuthorized
-        logout(request)
         if not force_silence and not handled:
             log_method(error_color("Unauthorized: %s" % exc_value))
         if not handled:
+            if message:
+                message = _("Unauthorized: %s") % message
             # We get some pretty useless error messages back from
             # some clients, so let's define our own fallback.
             fallback = _("Unauthorized. Please try logging in again.")
-            messages.error(request, message or fallback, extra_tags="login")
-        raise NotAuthorized  # Redirect handled in middleware
+            messages.error(request, message or fallback)
+        # Escalation means logging the user out and raising NotAuthorized
+        # so the middleware will redirect them appropriately.
+        if escalate:
+            logout(request)
+            raise NotAuthorized
+        # Otherwise continue and present our "unauthorized" error message.
+        return NotAuthorized
 
     if issubclass(exc_type, NOT_FOUND):
         wrap = True
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
index 679250f615..8f77148229 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/overview/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
+from horizon import exceptions
 
 from openstack_dashboard import api
 from openstack_dashboard import usage
@@ -37,8 +40,12 @@ class GlobalOverview(usage.UsageView):
     def get_data(self):
         data = super(GlobalOverview, self).get_data()
         # Pre-fill tenant names
-        tenants = api.keystone.tenant_list(self.request,
-                                           admin=True)
+        try:
+            tenants = api.keystone.tenant_list(self.request, admin=True)
+        except:
+            tenants = []
+            exceptions.handle(self.request,
+                              _('Unable to retrieve project list.'))
         for instance in data:
             tenant = filter(lambda t: t.id == instance.tenant_id, tenants)
             if tenant:
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/overview/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/overview/tests.py
index 811f7286e5..386ce88d2b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/overview/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/overview/tests.py
@@ -55,18 +55,23 @@ class UsageViewTests(test.TestCase):
         self.assertContains(res, 'form-horizontal')
 
     def test_unauthorized(self):
-        exc = self.exceptions.keystone_unauthorized
+        exc = self.exceptions.nova_unauthorized
         now = timezone.now()
+        quota_data = self.quota_usages.first()
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(api.nova, 'usage_get')
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(quotas, 'tenant_quota_usages')
         api.nova.usage_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), self.tenant.id,
                            datetime.datetime(now.year, now.month, 1, 0, 0, 0),
                            Func(usage.almost_now)) \
                            .AndRaise(exc)
+        quotas.tenant_quota_usages(IsA(http.HttpRequest)).AndReturn(quota_data)
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
         url = reverse('horizon:project:overview:index')
         res = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertRedirects(res, reverse("login") + "?next=" + url)
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'project/overview/usage.html')
+        self.assertMessageCount(res, error=1)
+        self.assertContains(res, 'Unauthorized:')
 
     def test_usage_csv(self):
         now = timezone.now()
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/test_data/exceptions.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/test_data/exceptions.py
index 9f58692033..413bacf95e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/test_data/exceptions.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/test_data/exceptions.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ def data(TEST):
     nova_exception = nova_exceptions.ClientException
     TEST.exceptions.nova = create_stubbed_exception(nova_exception)
 
+    nova_unauth = nova_exceptions.Unauthorized
+    TEST.exceptions.nova_unauthorized = create_stubbed_exception(nova_unauth)
+
     glance_exception = glance_exceptions.ClientException
     TEST.exceptions.glance = create_stubbed_exception(glance_exception)