diff --git a/AO3/series.py b/AO3/series.py
index a448ecf..26bb004 100644
--- a/AO3/series.py
+++ b/AO3/series.py
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
             req = requester.request("get", *args, **kwargs, session=self._session.session)
         if req.status_code == 429:
             raise utils.HTTPError("We are being rate-limited. Try again in a while or reduce the number of requests")
+        if req.history and req.url.find("/users/login?restricted=true") != -1:
+            raise utils.PrivateWorkError(f"Error 302: Redirected to [{req.url}]")
         return req
 
     def request(self, url):
diff --git a/AO3/utils.py b/AO3/utils.py
index fc2a1e1..cb2e8ad 100644
--- a/AO3/utils.py
+++ b/AO3/utils.py
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ def __init__(self, message, errors=[]):
         super().__init__(message)
         self.errors = errors
 
+class PrivateWorkError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, message, errors=[]):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.errors = errors
+
 class Query:
     def __init__(self):
         self.fields = []
diff --git a/AO3/works.py b/AO3/works.py
index a2ea404..83c650f 100644
--- a/AO3/works.py
+++ b/AO3/works.py
@@ -923,6 +923,8 @@ def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
             req = requester.request("get", *args, **kwargs, session=self._session.session)
         if req.status_code == 429:
             raise utils.HTTPError("We are being rate-limited. Try again in a while or reduce the number of requests")
+        if req.history and req.url.find("/users/login?restricted=true") != -1:
+            raise utils.PrivateWorkError(f"Error 302: Redirected to [{req.url}]")
         return req
 
     def request(self, url):