diff --git a/www/conservancy/static/views.py b/www/conservancy/static/views.py
index 36985e5309ef69f6f5ecc2db2dc5caf4e3455093..a07296ce32c39ae2105404e23decd923b3b745ea 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/static/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/static/views.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def handler(request, errorcode):
         return HttpResponse("Internal error: " + path)
     template = loader.get_template(path)
     context = RequestContext(request)
-    return HttpResponse(template.render(context), status=errorcode)
+    return HttpResponse(template.render(context), status=int(errorcode))
 
 def handler401(request):
     return handler(request, 401)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/urls.py b/www/conservancy/urls.py
index 4c19cd16c33f0f4c2d3c53ee3383db8d3de7bcc3..7a167d0d271b10e5b70a32a3642d35b0ee0d8623 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/urls.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^news(/|$)', include('conservancy.apps.news.urls')),
     (r'^blog(/|$)', include('conservancy.apps.blog.urls')),
     # formerly static templated things... (dirs with templates)
+    (r'^error/(40[134]|500)(?:/index\.html|/|)$', 'conservancy.static.views.handler'),
     (r'^error', 'conservancy.static.views.index'),
     (r'^about', 'conservancy.static.views.index'),
     (r'^donate', 'conservancy.static.views.index'),