diff --git a/core/control/ModelAsController.php b/core/control/ModelAsController.php
index e0d4122b0..bbf1d1ea3 100644
--- a/core/control/ModelAsController.php
+++ b/core/control/ModelAsController.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ModelAsController extends Controller implements NestedController {
 			
 				return $controller;
 			} else {
-				return "The requested page couldn't be found.";
+				return new HTTPResponse("The requested page couldn't be found.",404);
 			}
 			
 		} else {