diff --git a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-404-and-main.js b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-404-and-main.js
index 0e04e1f7..e3baa18b 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-404-and-main.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-404-and-main.js
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, renderTemplate) {
       if (isvld && req.params.v.length >= 10) {
         return res.redirect(`/watch?v=${req.params.v}`);
       } else {
-          return renderTemplate(res, req, "404.ejs", {
+        res.status(404)
+        return renderTemplate(res, req, "404.ejs", {
         isOldWindows,
         random
       });