diff --git a/src/api/api.js b/src/api/api.js
index 0db33d1be..152c52003 100644
--- a/src/api/api.js
+++ b/src/api/api.js
@@ -286,8 +286,19 @@ class API {
     return data;
   }
 
-  async getTemporaryBoard(id) {
-    const { data } = await this.axiosInstance.get(`/board/temporary/${id}`);
+  async getCbuilderBoard(id) {
+    const authToken = getAuthToken();
+    if (!(authToken && authToken.length)) {
+      throw new Error('Need to be authenticated to perform this request', {
+        cause: 401
+      });
+    }
+    const headers = {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`
+    };
+    const { data } = await this.axiosInstance.get(`/board/cbuilder/${id}`, {
+      headers
+    });
     return data;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Board/Board.container.js b/src/components/Board/Board.container.js
index 2a89809be..7eaf8f3da 100644
--- a/src/components/Board/Board.container.js
+++ b/src/components/Board/Board.container.js
@@ -382,33 +382,42 @@ export class BoardContainer extends Component {
 
     const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
     const isCbuilderBoard = queryParams.get('cbuilder');
-
-    const remoteBoard = isCbuilderBoard
-      ? await API.getTemporaryBoard(boardId)
-      : await API.getBoard(boardId);
-
     this.setState({ isCbuilderBoard });
-    //if requested board is from the user just add it
-    if (
-      'name' in userData &&
-      'email' in userData &&
-      remoteBoard.email === userData.email &&
-      remoteBoard.author === userData.name
-    ) {
-      if (isCbuilderBoard) {
-        this.setState({ copyPublicBoard: remoteBoard });
+
+    try {
+      const remoteBoard = isCbuilderBoard
+        ? await API.getCbuilderBoard(boardId)
+        : await API.getBoard(boardId);
+
+      //if requested board is from the user just add it
+      if (
+        'name' in userData &&
+        'email' in userData &&
+        remoteBoard.email === userData.email &&
+        remoteBoard.author === userData.name
+      ) {
+        if (isCbuilderBoard) {
+          this.setState({ copyPublicBoard: remoteBoard });
+          return null;
+        }
+        return remoteBoard;
+      } else {
+        //if requested board is public, ask about copy it
+        if (remoteBoard.isPublic) {
+          this.setState({ copyPublicBoard: remoteBoard });
+        } else {
+          this.setState({ blockedPrivateBoard: true });
+        }
         return null;
       }
-      return remoteBoard;
-    } else {
-      //if requested board is public, ask about copy it
-      if (remoteBoard.isPublic) {
-        this.setState({ copyPublicBoard: remoteBoard });
-      } else {
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (
+        isCbuilderBoard &&
+        (err?.response?.status === 401 || err?.cause === 401)
+      )
         this.setState({ blockedPrivateBoard: true });
-      }
+      throw new Error('Cannot get the remote board');
     }
-    return null;
   }
 
   translateBoard(board) {
diff --git a/src/components/Board/Board.messages.js b/src/components/Board/Board.messages.js
index 3d35d2390..dbd573bce 100644
--- a/src/components/Board/Board.messages.js
+++ b/src/components/Board/Board.messages.js
@@ -231,6 +231,6 @@ export default defineMessages({
   loginToImport: {
     id: 'cboard.components.Board.loginToImport',
     defaultMessage:
-      'In order to import a CBuilder board you have to be logged in.'
+      'To import a CBuilder board, you must be logged in with the same account that was used to create the board.'
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/translations/src/cboard.json b/src/translations/src/cboard.json
index d672202dc..faa33a10f 100644
--- a/src/translations/src/cboard.json
+++ b/src/translations/src/cboard.json
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
   "cboard.components.Board.writeAndSay": "Write and say",
   "cboard.components.Board.importCbuilderBoardTitle": "Import CBuilder Board",
   "cboard.components.Board.importCbuilderBoardDesc": "You are trying to import a CBuilder board. In order to use and edit this board you have to copy it into your communicator boards.",
-  "cboard.components.Board.loginToImport": "In order to import a CBuilder board you have to be logged in.",
+  "cboard.components.Board.loginToImport": "To import a CBuilder board, you must be logged in with the same account that was used to create the board.",
   "cboard.components.Board.ImageEditor.title": "Image editor",
   "cboard.components.Board.ImageEditor.rotateRight": "Rotate right",
   "cboard.components.Board.ImageEditor.cropImage": "Crop image",