diff -u b/src/EventSubscriber/RestrictIpEventSubscriber.php b/src/EventSubscriber/RestrictIpEventSubscriber.php
--- b/src/EventSubscriber/RestrictIpEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/RestrictIpEventSubscriber.php
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@
 	protected $loggerFactory;
 
 	/**
-	 * The Module Handler service
+	 * The Module Handler service.
 	 *
 	 * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
 	 */
 	protected $moduleHandler;
 
 	/**
-	 * The Url Generator service
+	 * The Url Generator service.
 	 *
 	 * @var \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface
 	 */
 	protected $urlGenerator;
 
-	/**
-	 * The Restrict IP configuration settings
-	 *
-	 * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ImmutableConfig
-	 */
-	protected $config;
+  /**
+   * The config factory service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface
+   */
+	protected $configFactory;
 
   /**
    * The messenger service.
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@
 		$this->moduleHandler = $moduleHandler;
 		$this->urlGenerator = $urlGenerator;
 		$this->messenger = $messenger;
-
-		$this->config = $configFactory->get('restrict_ip.settings');
+		$this->configFactory = $configFactory;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@
 	public function checkIpRestricted(GetResponseEvent $event)
 	{
 		unset($_SESSION['restrict_ip']);
+		$restrict_config = $this->configFactory->get('restrict_ip.settings');
 
 		$this->restrictIpService->testForBlock();
 
@@ -104,28 +104,34 @@
 		{
 			if($this->restrictIpService->getCurrentPath() != '/restrict_ip/access_denied')
 			{
-				if($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('dblog') && $this->config->get('dblog'))
+				if($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('dblog') && $restrict_config->get('dblog'))
 				{
 					$this->loggerFactory->get('Restrict IP')->warning('Access to the path %path was blocked for the IP address %ip_address', ['%path' => $this->restrictIpService->getCurrentPath(), '%ip_address' => $this->restrictIpService->getCurrentUserIp()]);
 				}
 
-				if($this->config->get('allow_role_bypass') && $this->config->get('bypass_action') === 'redirect_login_page')
+				if($restrict_config->get('allow_role_bypass') && $restrict_config->get('bypass_action') === 'redirect_login_page')
 				{
 					// Redirect the user to the change password page
 					$url = Url::fromRoute('user.login');
 
 					$event->setResponse(new RedirectResponse($url->toString()));
 				}
-				elseif(in_array($this->config->get('white_black_list'), [0, 1]))
+				elseif(in_array($restrict_config->get('white_black_list'), [0, 1]))
 				{
 					$url = Url::fromRoute('restrict_ip.access_denied_page');
 
 					$event->setResponse(new RedirectResponse($url->toString()));
 				}
-				elseif($this->config->get('access_denied_message_status') !== 0)
+				elseif($restrict_config->get('access_denied_message_status') !== 0)
 				{
-          $url = $this->urlGenerator->generateFromRoute('<front>');
-					$this->messenger->addError($this->config->get('access_denied_message'));
+          if($restrict_config->get('default_access_page') === 1) {
+            $access_denied_page = $this->configFactory->get('system.site')->get('page')['403'];
+            $url = Url::fromUserInput($access_denied_page,[])->toString();
+          } else {
+            $url = $this->urlGenerator->generateFromRoute('<front>');
+          }
+
+					$this->messenger->addError($restrict_config->get('access_denied_message'));
 					$event->setResponse(new RedirectResponse($url));
 				}
 				else {
diff -u b/src/Form/ConfigForm.php b/src/Form/ConfigForm.php
--- b/src/Form/ConfigForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/ConfigForm.php
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@
 			];
 		}
 
+    $form['access_denied_message'] = [
+      '#title' => $this->t('Text to display when access is restricted.'),
+      '#type' => 'textarea',
+      '#default_value' => $config->get('access_denied_message'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Text that will be shown when access is denied.'),
+    ];
+
     $form['default_access_page'] = [
       '#title' => $this->t('Default access denied page'),
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
@@ -305,20 +312,13 @@
       '#description' => $this->t('When this box is checked, default Drupal access denied page is shown. You can modify it in basic site settings.'),
     ];
 
-    $form['access_denied_message'] = [
-      '#title' => $this->t('Message to display when access is restricted.'),
-      '#type' => 'textarea',
-      '#default_value' => $config->get('access_denied_message'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('Message that will be shown when access is denied.'),
-    ];
     $form['access_denied_message_status'] = [
-      '#title' => $this->t('Enables or disables access denied messsages'),
+      '#title' => $this->t('Enables or disables access denied notification.'),
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
       '#default_value' => $config->get('access_denied_message_status'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('When this box is checked, access denied messages will show.'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('When this box is checked, access denied notification will show.'),
     ];
 
-
 		return parent::buildForm($form, $form_state);
 	}