diff --git a/Koha/REST/V1/ArticleRequests.pm b/Koha/REST/V1/ArticleRequests.pm
index 4419bca673..99bb313c5b 100644
--- a/Koha/REST/V1/ArticleRequests.pm
+++ b/Koha/REST/V1/ArticleRequests.pm
@@ -80,30 +80,31 @@ Controller function that handles cancelling a patron's Koha::ArticleRequest obje
 sub patron_cancel {
     my $c = shift->openapi->valid_input or return;
 
-    my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $c->param('patron_id') );
-
-    unless ( $patron ) {
-        return $c->render(
-            status  => 404,
-            openapi => { error => "Patron not found" }
-        );
-    }
-
-    # patron_id has been validated by the allow-owner check, so the following call to related
-    # article requests covers the case of article requests not belonging to the patron
-    my $article_request = $patron->article_requests->find( $c->param('article_request_id') );
-
-    unless ( $article_request ) {
-        return $c->render(
-            status  => 404,
-            openapi => { error => "Article request not found" }
-        );
-    }
-
-    my $reason = $c->param('cancellation_reason');
-    my $notes  = $c->param('notes');
-
+    my $patron_id = $c->param('patron_id');
     return try {
+        $c->auth->public($patron_id);
+        my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find($patron_id);
+
+        unless ( $patron ) {
+            return $c->render(
+                status  => 404,
+                openapi => { error => "Patron not found" }
+            );
+        }
+
+        # patron_id has been validated by the $c->auth->public check, so the following call to related
+        # article requests covers the case of article requests not belonging to the patron
+        my $article_request = $patron->article_requests->find( $c->param('article_request_id') );
+
+        unless ( $article_request ) {
+            return $c->render(
+                status  => 404,
+                openapi => { error => "Article request not found" }
+            );
+        }
+
+        my $reason = $c->param('cancellation_reason');
+        my $notes  = $c->param('notes');
 
         $article_request->cancel(
             {
diff --git a/api/v1/swagger/paths/article_requests.yaml b/api/v1/swagger/paths/article_requests.yaml
index d0fc698557..d3413243f1 100644
--- a/api/v1/swagger/paths/article_requests.yaml
+++ b/api/v1/swagger/paths/article_requests.yaml
@@ -113,5 +113,3 @@
         description: Under maintenance
         schema:
           $ref: "../swagger.yaml#/definitions/error"
-    x-koha-authorization:
-      allow-owner: true
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/api/v1/article_requests.t b/t/db_dependent/api/v1/article_requests.t
index 0bf1b8d73b..b271481c23 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/api/v1/article_requests.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/api/v1/article_requests.t
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ subtest 'cancel() tests' => sub {
 
 subtest 'patron_cancel() tests' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 14;
+    plan tests => 17;
 
     t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'RESTPublicAPI', 1 );
     t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'RESTBasicAuth', 1 );
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ subtest 'patron_cancel() tests' => sub {
 
     my $article_request_2 = $builder->build_object({ class => 'Koha::ArticleRequests', value => { borrowernumber => $another_patron_id } });
 
+    # delete another patron's request when unauthorized
+    $t->delete_ok( "/api/v1/public/patrons/$another_patron_id/article_requests/" . $article_request_2->id )
+        ->status_is(401)->json_is( '/error' => "Authentication failure." );
+
     # delete another patron's request
     $t->delete_ok("//$userid:$password@/api/v1/public/patrons/$another_patron_id/article_requests/" . $article_request_2->id)
       ->status_is(403)
-      ->json_is( '/error' => 'Authorization failure. Missing required permission(s).' );
+      ->json_is( '/error' => "Unprivileged user cannot access another user's resources" );
 
     my $another_article_request = $builder->build_object(
         {