diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
index 3384f7ac243..d02151080ad 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def get_licensed_items(
     page_params: Annotated[PaginationParams, Depends()],
     web_api_rpc: Annotated[WbApiRpcClient, Depends(get_wb_api_rpc_client)],
     product_name: Annotated[str, Depends(get_product_name)],
-) -> Page[LicensedItemGet]:
+):
     return await web_api_rpc.get_licensed_items(
         product_name=product_name, page_params=page_params
     )
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_http/webserver.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_http/webserver.py
index 79a921a7b42..a66bd7ff3d3 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_http/webserver.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_http/webserver.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ async def _page_projects(
         with service_exception_handler(
             service_name="Webserver",
             http_status_map={status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND: ListJobsError},
+            rpc_exception_map={},
         ):
             resp = await self.client.get(
                 "/projects",
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_rpc/wb_api_server.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_rpc/wb_api_server.py
index b26535f6762..207712e3e47 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_rpc/wb_api_server.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/services_rpc/wb_api_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import partial
+from typing import cast
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi_pagination import Page, create_page
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ async def get_licensed_items(
             offset=page_params.offset,
             limit=page_params.limit,
         )
-        return create_page(
+        page = create_page(
             [
                 LicensedItemGet(
                     licensed_item_id=elm.licensed_item_id,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ async def get_licensed_items(
             total=licensed_items_page.total,
             params=page_params,
         )
+        return cast(Page[LicensedItemGet], page)
 
 
 def setup(app: FastAPI, rabbitmq_rmp_client: RabbitMQRPCClient):