diff --git a/routes/nodes.js b/routes/nodes.js
index 0343fa1d50cbc812446175bfd613267b3f083bf9..721898c641f191d22aec534b98ca4da91aa8eb60 100644
--- a/routes/nodes.js
+++ b/routes/nodes.js
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ router.route("/:nodeid/:resource/:subresource/:subresourceid").get((req, res) =>
 
 router.route("*").get((req, res) => {
 
-  res.sendStatus(404);
-  res.end();
+  throw new Error("not found");
 
 });