diff --git a/routes/nodepages.js b/routes/nodepages.js
index 96b7da06956b0088070c833798b6f51c568d9deb..c8858c851fbbb3ff04a287b0a5e90a54e1d66a13 100644
--- a/routes/nodepages.js
+++ b/routes/nodepages.js
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ router.route("/:pagesid").get((req, res) => {
 
 router.route("*").get((req, res) => {
 
-  res.sendStatus(404);
-  res.end();
+  throw new Error("not found");
 
 });