diff --git a/evalai/utils/submissions.py b/evalai/utils/submissions.py
index 19d9fc3e4..6cf4857cc 100644
--- a/evalai/utils/submissions.py
+++ b/evalai/utils/submissions.py
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ def make_submission(challenge_id, phase_id, file, submission_metadata={}):
                     bold=True,
                 )
             )
+        elif response.status_code == 403:
+            echo(
+                style(
+                    "\n" + response.json()["error"] + "\n",
+                    bold=True,
+                    fg="red",
+                )
+            )
         else:
             echo(err)
         if "input_file" in response.json():
diff --git a/tests/data/submission_response.py b/tests/data/submission_response.py
index e9ee30474..cb034e9b9 100644
--- a/tests/data/submission_response.py
+++ b/tests/data/submission_response.py
@@ -158,3 +158,9 @@
 submission_result_file = """
                 [{"Total": 60, "Metric1": 61, "Metric2": 62, "Metric3": 63}]
                 """
+
+user_doesnt_participate_challenge_error = """
+{
+    "error": "You haven't participated in the challenge"
+}
+"""
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index 6baa9101d..f20d639b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from evalai.utils.config import API_HOST_URL
 
 from .base import BaseTestClass
-from tests.data import challenge_response, teams_response
+from tests.data import challenge_response, submission_response, teams_response
 
 
 class TestHTTPErrorRequests(BaseTestClass):
@@ -344,6 +344,33 @@ def test_display_leaderboard_for_http_error_404(self):
         assert response == expected
 
 
+class TestMakeSubmissionWhenUserDidntParticipate(BaseTestClass):
+    def setup(self):
+
+        error_data = json.loads(submission_response.user_doesnt_participate_challenge_error)
+        url = "{}{}"
+        responses.add(
+            responses.POST,
+            url.format(API_HOST_URL, URLS.make_submission.value).format("1", "2"),
+            json=error_data,
+            status=403,
+        )
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_make_submission_when_submitting_to_challenges_user_doesnt_participate(self):
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+            with open("test_file.txt", "w") as f:
+                f.write("Test File")
+            result = runner.invoke(challenge, ["1", "phase", "2", "submit", "--file", "test_file.txt"], input="N")
+            response = result.output.rstrip()
+            expected = (
+                "Do you want to include the Submission Details? [y/N]: N\n\n"
+                "You haven't participated in the challenge"
+            )
+            assert response == expected
+
+
 class TestSubmissionDetailsWhenObjectDoesNotExist(BaseTestClass):
     def setup(self):