diff --git a/Zotlabs/Web/Router.php b/Zotlabs/Web/Router.php
index f9290ac30..4ba2a450d 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Web/Router.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Web/Router.php
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class Router {
 				// pretend this is a module so it will initialise the theme
 				\App::$module = '404';
 				\App::$module_loaded = true;
+				\App::$error = true;
 			}
 		}
 	}