diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Company/StoreCompanyRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Company/StoreCompanyRequest.php
index 71d8add47c..beabb81b6a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Company/StoreCompanyRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Company/StoreCompanyRequest.php
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Company;
 
-use App\Http\Requests\Request;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidCompanyQuantity;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidExpenseMailbox;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidSubdomain;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
-use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Utils\Ninja;
+use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Libraries\MultiDB;
+use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidSubdomain;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidExpenseMailbox;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\Company\ValidCompanyQuantity;
 
 class StoreCompanyRequest extends Request
 {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class StoreCompanyRequest extends Request
     {
         /** @var \App\Models\User auth()->user */
         $user = auth()->user();
-        return $user->can('create', Company::class);
+        // return $user->can('create', Company::class);
+        return $user->isOwner();
     }
 
     public function rules()
@@ -113,4 +115,11 @@ class StoreCompanyRequest extends Request
 
         $this->replace($input);
     }
+
+    protected function failedAuthorization(): void
+    {
+        throw new AuthorizationException(
+            message: ctrans('texts.create_company_error_unauthorized'),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Company/ValidCompanyQuantity.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Company/ValidCompanyQuantity.php
index 1913963019..60afc3a767 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Company/ValidCompanyQuantity.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Company/ValidCompanyQuantity.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ValidCompanyQuantity implements ValidationRule
 {
     public function validate(string $attribute, mixed $value, Closure $fail): void
     {
+
         $message = ctrans('texts.company_limit_reached', ['limit' => Ninja::isSelfHost() ? 10 : auth()->user()->company()->account->hosted_company_count]);
 
         $test = Ninja::isSelfHost() ?
diff --git a/lang/en/texts.php b/lang/en/texts.php
index 4afbe1ce54..9a6610aecc 100644
--- a/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -5572,6 +5572,7 @@ $lang = array(
     'project_value' => 'Project Value',
     'invalid_csv_data' => 'Invalid CSV data, your import was cancelled.',
     'selected_products' => 'Selected Products',
+    'create_company_error_unauthorized' => 'You are not authorized to create a company. Only the account owner can create a company.',
 );
 
 return $lang;