server/AyaNova/Controllers/FormUserOptionsController.cs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
             var o = await biz.GetAsync(formKey);
-            if (o == null) return NotFound(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND));
+           //note: this route unique in that it's expected that a formUserOptions object may not exist so just return null as client end expects
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(o));
         }