diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_function_jobs_task_client.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_function_jobs_task_client.py
index 7b35041aeb6..e49f7855a1c 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_function_jobs_task_client.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_function_jobs_task_client.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
     TaskID,
 )
 from models_library.functions_errors import (
-    FunctionExecuteAccessDeniedError,
-    FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError,
     UnsupportedFunctionClassError,
     UnsupportedFunctionFunctionJobClassCombinationError,
 )
@@ -245,36 +243,7 @@ async def get_cached_function_job(
         function: RegisteredFunction,
         job_inputs: JobInputs,
     ) -> RegisteredFunctionJob:
-        """
-        N.B. this function checks access rights
-
-        raises FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError if user cannot execute functions
-        raises FunctionJobCacheNotFoundError if no cached job is found
-
-        """
-
-        user_api_access_rights = (
-            await self._web_rpc_client.get_functions_user_api_access_rights(
-                user_id=self.user_id, product_name=self.product_name
-            )
-        )
-        if not user_api_access_rights.execute_functions:
-            raise FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError(
-                user_id=self.user_id,
-                function_id=function.uid,
-            )
-
-        user_permissions = await self._web_rpc_client.get_function_user_permissions(
-            function_id=function.uid,
-            user_id=self.user_id,
-            product_name=self.product_name,
-        )
-        if not user_permissions.execute:
-            raise FunctionExecuteAccessDeniedError(
-                user_id=self.user_id,
-                function_id=function.uid,
-            )
-
+        """Raises FunctionJobCacheNotFoundError if no cached job is found"""
         if cached_function_jobs := await self._web_rpc_client.find_cached_function_jobs(
             function_id=function.uid,
             inputs=job_inputs.values,
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_functions.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_functions.py
index 708ba0149be..55564e9e050 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_functions.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/_service_functions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 from common_library.exclude import as_dict_exclude_none
 from models_library.functions import FunctionClass, FunctionID, RegisteredFunction
-from models_library.functions_errors import UnsupportedFunctionClassError
+from models_library.functions_errors import (
+    FunctionExecuteAccessDeniedError,
+    FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError,
+    UnsupportedFunctionClassError,
+)
 from models_library.products import ProductName
 from models_library.rest_pagination import (
     MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE,
@@ -76,3 +80,37 @@ async def get_function(self, function_id: FunctionID) -> RegisteredFunction:
             product_name=self.product_name,
             function_id=function_id,
         )
+
+    async def check_execute_function_permission(
+        self,
+        *,
+        function: RegisteredFunction,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Check execute permissions for a user on a function
+
+        raises FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError if user cannot execute functions via the functions API
+        raises FunctionExecuteAccessDeniedError if user cannot execute this functions
+        """
+
+        user_api_access_rights = (
+            await self._web_rpc_client.get_functions_user_api_access_rights(
+                user_id=self.user_id, product_name=self.product_name
+            )
+        )
+        if not user_api_access_rights.execute_functions:
+            raise FunctionsExecuteApiAccessDeniedError(
+                user_id=self.user_id,
+                function_id=function.uid,
+            )
+
+        user_permissions = await self._web_rpc_client.get_function_user_permissions(
+            function_id=function.uid,
+            user_id=self.user_id,
+            product_name=self.product_name,
+        )
+        if not user_permissions.execute:
+            raise FunctionExecuteAccessDeniedError(
+                user_id=self.user_id,
+                function_id=function.uid,
+            )
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/functions_routes.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/functions_routes.py
index 4cb2a58d87e..f009a0079f5 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/functions_routes.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/functions_routes.py
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ async def run_function(
         else None
     )
     pricing_spec = JobPricingSpecification.create_from_headers(request.headers)
+
+    await function_service.check_execute_function_permission(
+        function=to_run_function,
+    )
     job_links = await function_service.get_function_job_links(to_run_function, url_for)
 
     return await function_job_task_client_service.create_function_job_creation_task(
@@ -418,6 +422,10 @@ async def map_function(
         else None
     )
     pricing_spec = JobPricingSpecification.create_from_headers(request.headers)
+
+    await function_service.check_execute_function_permission(
+        function=to_run_function,
+    )
     job_links = await function_service.get_function_job_links(to_run_function, url_for)
 
     async def _run_single_function(function_inputs: FunctionInputs) -> FunctionJobID: