diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 5048328..3db20bd 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -185,9 +185,8 @@ router.get('/categories/', function (req, res, next) {
     .catch(next);
 });
 
-
-function errorHandler(err, req, res, next) {
-  res.status(400).json({ message: err.message });
+function errorHandler (err, req, res, next) {
+  res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message || 'Internal Server Error' });
   next();
 }