diff --git a/src/server/error.rs b/src/server/error.rs
index 5bd0bf83b..6260e4b19 100644
--- a/src/server/error.rs
+++ b/src/server/error.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ impl HttpHandlerTask for ServerError {
             bytes.reserve(helpers::STATUS_LINE_BUF_SIZE + 1);
             helpers::write_status_line(self.0, self.1.as_u16(), bytes);
         }
+        // Convert Status Code to Reason.
+        let reason = self.1.canonical_reason().unwrap_or("<unknown status code>");
+        io.buffer().extend_from_slice(reason.as_bytes());
+        // No response body.
         io.buffer().extend_from_slice(b"\r\ncontent-length: 0\r\n");
+        // date header
         io.set_date();
         Ok(Async::Ready(true))
     }