diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/handlers/api.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/handlers/api.ts
index aa612f67c1b..e1177a035c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/handlers/api.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/handlers/api.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export default Runtime.handler(
     )
     const output = yield* Effect.promise(() => response.text())
     if (output) process.stdout.write(output + (output.endsWith(EOL) ? "" : EOL))
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      process.stderr.write(`HTTP ${response.status} ${response.statusText}${EOL}`)
+      process.exitCode = 1
+    }
   }),
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts b/packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts
index 442d9eafadc..b42d13b0e8f 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts
@@ -246,15 +246,13 @@ export const makeSessionGroup = <I extends HttpApiMiddleware.AnyId, S>(sessionLo
         params: { sessionID: Session.ID },
         success: HttpApiSchema.NoContent,
         error: SessionNotFoundError,
-      })
-        .middleware(sessionLocationMiddleware)
-        .annotateMerge(
-          OpenApi.annotations({
-            identifier: "v2.session.remove",
-            summary: "Delete session",
-            description: "Delete a session and its child sessions.",
-          }),
-        ),
+      }).annotateMerge(
+        OpenApi.annotations({
+          identifier: "v2.session.remove",
+          summary: "Delete session",
+          description: "Delete a session and its child sessions.",
+        }),
+      ),
     )
     .add(
       HttpApiEndpoint.post("session.fork", "/api/session/:sessionID/fork", {