diff --git a/app/models/claim.rb b/app/models/claim.rb
index 2a93401d..d6081637 100644
--- a/app/models/claim.rb
+++ b/app/models/claim.rb
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ def collect_data(options = {})
     # missing data raise errors
     # return OpenStruct.new(body: { "errors" => [{ "title" => "Missing data" }] }) if work.data.nil?
 
+    # orcid_token has expired
+    return OpenStruct.new(body: { "errors" => [{ "status" => 401, "title" => "token has expired." }] }) if user.orcid_expires_at < Date.today
+
     # validate data
     return OpenStruct.new(body: { "errors" => work.validation_errors.map { |error| { "title" => error } } }) if work.validation_errors.present?
 
diff --git a/spec/models/claim_spec.rb b/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
index 2732ceee..28e50d2a 100644
--- a/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
       expect(response.body).to eq("reason" => "No user and/or ORCID token", "skip" => true)
     end
 
+    it "expired token" do
+      user = FactoryBot.create(:valid_user, orcid_expires_at: Time.zone.now - 7.days)
+      subject = FactoryBot.create(:claim, user: user, orcid: "0000-0001-6528-2027", doi: "10.14454/v6e2-yc93", source_id: "orcid_update")
+      response = subject.collect_data
+      expect(response.body).to eq("errors"=>[{"status"=>401, "title"=>"token has expired."}])
+    end
+
     # TODO
     # it "invalid token" do
     #   user = FactoryBot.create(:invalid_user, orcid_token: "123")