diff --git a/src/sailor.lua b/src/sailor.lua
index 8e07f36..cbf5031 100755
--- a/src/sailor.lua
+++ b/src/sailor.lua
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function sailor.route(page)
         if sailor.conf.default_error404 and sailor.conf.default_error404 ~= '' then
             page.controller_view_path = nil
             _, res = xpcall(function () page:render(sailor.conf.default_error404) end, error_handler)
-            return res or httpd.OK or page.r.status or 200
+            return res or httpd.OK or page.r.status or 404
         end
         page.r.status = 404
         return res or page.r.status
diff --git a/test/dev-app/tests/functional/category.lua b/test/dev-app/tests/functional/category.lua
index 681266e..8e73c83 100644
--- a/test/dev-app/tests/functional/category.lua
+++ b/test/dev-app/tests/functional/category.lua
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ describe("Testing #CategoryController", function()
 
   it("should not get category if id not found", function()
     local res = test.request('category/view', {get = {id = 42}})
-    assert.same(200,res.status)
+    assert.same(404,res.status)
     assert.truthy(res.body:match('Error'))
   end)
   it("should not get category without id", function()
     local res = test.request('category/view')
-    assert.same(200,res.status)
+    assert.same(404,res.status)
     assert.truthy(res.body:match('Error'))
   end)