diff --git a/components/webapp-authenticator-framework/org.wso2.carbon.webapp.authenticator.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/webapp/authenticator/framework/WebappAuthenticatorFrameworkValve.java b/components/webapp-authenticator-framework/org.wso2.carbon.webapp.authenticator.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/webapp/authenticator/framework/WebappAuthenticatorFrameworkValve.java
index e14480d822..66982112bd 100644
--- a/components/webapp-authenticator-framework/org.wso2.carbon.webapp.authenticator.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/webapp/authenticator/framework/WebappAuthenticatorFrameworkValve.java
+++ b/components/webapp-authenticator-framework/org.wso2.carbon.webapp.authenticator.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/webapp/authenticator/framework/WebappAuthenticatorFrameworkValve.java
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ public class WebappAuthenticatorFrameworkValve extends CarbonTomcatValve {
             case SUCCESS:
             case CONTINUE:
                 this.getNext().invoke(request, response, compositeValve);
+                break;
             case FAILURE:
                 AuthenticationFrameworkUtil.handleResponse(request, response, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED,
                         "Failed to authorize the incoming request");
+                break;
         }
     }