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)