diff --git a/src/app/api/articoli/[id]/route.ts b/src/app/api/articoli/[id]/route.ts
index 56e8128..4df5a0f 100644
--- a/src/app/api/articoli/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/articoli/[id]/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 
 import { auth } from "@/src/auth";
-import { deleteArticle, updateArticle } from "@/src/lib/articles";
+import { deleteArticle, updateArticle, getArticleById } from "@/src/lib/articles";
 
 interface RouteContext {
   params: Promise<{ id: string }>;
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ async function readId(params: Promise<{ id: string }>): Promise<number> {
   return articleId;
 }
 
+export async function GET(_request: Request, context: RouteContext) {
+  const session = await auth();
+
+  if (!session?.user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Non autenticato" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const article = await getArticleById(await readId(context.params));
+    return NextResponse.json({ article });
+  } catch (error) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Articolo non trovato" },
+      { status: 404 },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export async function PUT(request: Request, context: RouteContext) {
   const session = await auth();
 
diff --git a/src/components/ArticoliMacchinaModal.tsx b/src/components/ArticoliMacchinaModal.tsx
index 4e13036..d417890 100644
--- a/src/components/ArticoliMacchinaModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ArticoliMacchinaModal.tsx
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ export default function ArticoliMacchinaModal({
     let articoloEsiste = true;
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`/api/articoli/${articolo.id_articolo}`);
-      articoloEsiste = res.ok;
+      // Solo 404 indica che l'articolo non esiste
+      // Altri errori (401, 500, etc.) non significano che l'articolo non esiste
+      articoloEsiste = res.status !== 404;
     } catch {
-      articoloEsiste = false;
+      // In caso di errore di rete, assumiamo che l'articolo esista
+      articoloEsiste = true;
     }
 
     setRimuoviModal({