diff --git a/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/AppsController.php b/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/AppsController.php
index e384d5af90..1165c7b856 100644
--- a/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/AppsController.php
+++ b/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/AppsController.php
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 namespace OCA\Provisioning_API\Controller;
 
 use \OC_App;
+use OCP\App\AppPathNotFoundException;
 use OCP\App\IAppManager;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\OCS\OCSException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\OCSController;
@@ -99,9 +101,14 @@ class AppsController extends OCSController {
 	 * @PasswordConfirmationRequired
 	 * @param string $app
 	 * @return DataResponse
+	 * @throws OCSException
 	 */
 	public function enable($app) {
-		$this->appManager->enableApp($app);
+		try {
+			$this->appManager->enableApp($app);
+		} catch (AppPathNotFoundException $e) {
+			throw new OCSException('The request app was not found', \OCP\API::RESPOND_NOT_FOUND);
+		}
 		return new DataResponse();
 	}