diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0a9fad7..0ff0b62b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,14 +90,21 @@ func main() {
 	// Echo instance
 	e := echo.New()
 
+	//------------
 	// Middleware
+	//------------
+
+	// Recover
+	e.Use(mw.Recover())
+
+	// Logger
 	e.Use(mw.Logger())
 
 	// Routes
 	e.Get("/", hello)
 
 	// Start server
-	e.Run(":1323)
+	e.Run(":1323")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 7cd57156..2d51b65d 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	// Context represents context for the current request. It holds request and
-	// response references, path parameters, data and registered handler.
+	// response objects, path parameters, data and registered handler.
 	Context struct {
 		Request  *http.Request
 		Response *Response
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 38bad2d6..7fa9417e 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ type (
 		prefix           string
 		middleware       []MiddlewareFunc
 		maxParam         byte
-		notFoundHandler  HandlerFunc
 		httpErrorHandler HTTPErrorHandler
 		binder           BindFunc
 		renderer         Renderer
 		uris             map[Handler]string
 		pool             sync.Pool
+		debug            bool
 	}
 	HTTPError struct {
 		Code    int
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ var (
 	// Errors
 	//--------
 
-	UnsupportedMediaType  = errors.New("echo: unsupported media type")
-	RendererNotRegistered = errors.New("echo: renderer not registered")
+	UnsupportedMediaType  = errors.New("echo ⇒ unsupported media type")
+	RendererNotRegistered = errors.New("echo ⇒ renderer not registered")
 )
 
 // New creates an Echo instance.
@@ -134,19 +134,14 @@ func New() (e *Echo) {
 	//----------
 
 	e.MaxParam(5)
-	e.NotFoundHandler(func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
-		http.Error(c.Response, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound)
-		return nil
-	})
 	e.HTTPErrorHandler(func(he *HTTPError, c *Context) {
 		if he.Code == 0 {
 			he.Code = http.StatusInternalServerError
 		}
 		if he.Message == "" {
-			if he.Error != nil {
+			he.Message = http.StatusText(he.Code)
+			if e.debug {
 				he.Message = he.Error.Error()
-			} else {
-				he.Message = http.StatusText(he.Code)
 			}
 		}
 		http.Error(c.Response, he.Message, he.Code)
@@ -185,12 +180,6 @@ func (e *Echo) MaxParam(n uint8) {
 	e.maxParam = n
 }
 
-// NotFoundHandler registers a custom NotFound handler used by router in case it
-// doesn't find any registered handler for HTTP method and path.
-func (e *Echo) NotFoundHandler(h Handler) {
-	e.notFoundHandler = wrapHandler(h)
-}
-
 // HTTPErrorHandler registers an HTTP error handler.
 func (e *Echo) HTTPErrorHandler(h HTTPErrorHandler) {
 	e.httpErrorHandler = h
@@ -207,6 +196,11 @@ func (e *Echo) Renderer(r Renderer) {
 	e.renderer = r
 }
 
+// Debug runs the application in debug mode.
+func (e *Echo) Debug(on bool) {
+	e.debug = on
+}
+
 // Use adds handler to the middleware chain.
 func (e *Echo) Use(m ...Middleware) {
 	for _, h := range m {
@@ -325,21 +319,20 @@ func (e *Echo) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if echo != nil {
 		e = echo
 	}
-	if h == nil {
-		h = e.notFoundHandler
-	}
 	c.reset(w, r, e)
+	if h == nil {
+		c.Error(&HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound})
+	} else {
+		// Chain middleware with handler in the end
+		for i := len(e.middleware) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			h = e.middleware[i](h)
+		}
 
-	// Chain middleware with handler in the end
-	for i := len(e.middleware) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		h = e.middleware[i](h)
+		// Execute chain
+		if he := h(c); he != nil {
+			e.httpErrorHandler(he, c)
+		}
 	}
-
-	// Execute chain
-	if he := h(c); he != nil {
-		e.httpErrorHandler(he, c)
-	}
-
 	e.pool.Put(c)
 }
 
@@ -394,7 +387,7 @@ func wrapMiddleware(m Middleware) MiddlewareFunc {
 	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request):
 		return wrapHTTPHandlerFuncMW(m)
 	default:
-		panic("echo: unknown middleware")
+		panic("echo ⇒ unknown middleware")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -440,7 +433,7 @@ func wrapHandler(h Handler) HandlerFunc {
 			return nil
 		}
 	default:
-		panic("echo: unknown handler")
+		panic("echo ⇒ unknown handler")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/echo_test.go b/echo_test.go
index 763d60ad..3119eeb9 100644
--- a/echo_test.go
+++ b/echo_test.go
@@ -285,16 +285,6 @@ func TestEchoNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("status code should be 404, found %d", w.Code)
 	}
-
-	// Customized NotFound handler
-	e.NotFoundHandler(func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
-		return c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "not found")
-	})
-	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
-	e.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	if w.Body.String() != "not found" {
-		t.Errorf("body should be `not found`")
-	}
 }
 
 func verifyUser(u2 *user, t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/examples/crud/server.go b/examples/crud/server.go
index 3c26dbff..79d6f57b 100644
--- a/examples/crud/server.go
+++ b/examples/crud/server.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 	e := echo.New()
 
 	// Middleware
+	e.Use(mw.Recover())
 	e.Use(mw.Logger())
 
 	// Routes
diff --git a/examples/hello/server.go b/examples/hello/server.go
index 15410f54..6a6a23cd 100644
--- a/examples/hello/server.go
+++ b/examples/hello/server.go
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ func main() {
 	// Echo instance
 	e := echo.New()
 
+	//------------
 	// Middleware
+	//------------
+
+	// Recover
+	e.Use(mw.Recover())
+
+	// Logger
 	e.Use(mw.Logger())
 
 	// Routes
diff --git a/examples/middleware/server.go b/examples/middleware/server.go
index af51e095..92e22b05 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/server.go
+++ b/examples/middleware/server.go
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ func main() {
 	// Echo instance
 	e := echo.New()
 
+	// Debug mode
+	e.Debug(true)
+
 	//------------
 	// Middleware
 	//------------
 
+	// Recover
+	e.Use(mw.Recover())
+
 	// Logger
 	e.Use(mw.Logger())
 
diff --git a/examples/web/server.go b/examples/web/server.go
index 0331d058..5f40dcae 100644
--- a/examples/web/server.go
+++ b/examples/web/server.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func main() {
 	e := echo.New()
 
 	// Middleware
+	e.Use(mw.Recover())
 	e.Use(mw.Logger())
 
 	//------------------------
diff --git a/middleware/auth.go b/middleware/auth.go
index 3d3f6697..5fae391e 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/middleware/auth.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const (
 	Basic = "Basic"
 )
 
-// BasicAuth provides HTTP basic authentication.
+// BasicAuth returns an HTTP basic authentication middleware.
 func BasicAuth(fn AuthFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *echo.Context) (he *echo.HTTPError) {
 		auth := c.Request.Header.Get(echo.Authorization)
diff --git a/middleware/auth_test.go b/middleware/auth_test.go
index 4961cf3c..24ceed00 100644
--- a/middleware/auth_test.go
+++ b/middleware/auth_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 )
 
 func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest(echo.POST, "/", nil)
-	res := &echo.Response{Writer: httptest.NewRecorder()}
+	res := &echo.Response{}
 	c := echo.NewContext(req, res, echo.New())
 	fn := func(u, p string) bool {
 		if u == "joe" && p == "secret" {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	auth = "basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("joe:secret"))
 	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, auth)
 	if ba(c) != nil {
-		t.Error("expected `pass` with case insensitive header")
+		t.Error("expected `pass`, with case insensitive header.")
 	}
 
 	//---------------------
@@ -46,15 +46,22 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, auth)
 	ba = BasicAuth(fn)
 	if ba(c) == nil {
-		t.Error("expected `fail` with incorrect password")
+		t.Error("expected `fail`, with incorrect password.")
 	}
 
-	// Invalid header
+	// Empty Authorization header
+	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, "")
+	ba = BasicAuth(fn)
+	if ba(c) == nil {
+		t.Error("expected `fail`, with empty Authorization header.")
+	}
+
+	// Invalid Authorization header
 	auth = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(" :secret"))
 	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, auth)
 	ba = BasicAuth(fn)
 	if ba(c) == nil {
-		t.Error("expected `fail` with invalid auth header")
+		t.Error("expected `fail`, with invalid Authorization header.")
 	}
 
 	// Invalid scheme
@@ -62,13 +69,7 @@ func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, auth)
 	ba = BasicAuth(fn)
 	if ba(c) == nil {
-		t.Error("expected `fail` with invalid scheme")
+		t.Error("expected `fail`, with invalid scheme.")
 	}
 
-	// Empty auth header
-	req.Header.Set(echo.Authorization, "")
-	ba = BasicAuth(fn)
-	if ba(c) == nil {
-		t.Error("expected `fail` with empty auth header")
-	}
 }
diff --git a/middleware/compress.go b/middleware/compress.go
index 987e710e..102bd303 100644
--- a/middleware/compress.go
+++ b/middleware/compress.go
@@ -19,25 +19,21 @@ func (g gzipWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return g.Writer.Write(b)
 }
 
-// Gzip compresses HTTP response using gzip compression scheme.
+// Gzip returns a middleware which compresses HTTP response using gzip compression
+// scheme.
 func Gzip() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	scheme := "gzip"
 
 	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
-			if !strings.Contains(c.Request.Header.Get(echo.AcceptEncoding), scheme) {
-				return nil
+			if strings.Contains(c.Request.Header.Get(echo.AcceptEncoding), scheme) {
+				w := gzip.NewWriter(c.Response.Writer)
+				defer w.Close()
+				gw := gzipWriter{Writer: w, Response: c.Response}
+				c.Response.Header().Set(echo.ContentEncoding, scheme)
+				c.Response = &echo.Response{Writer: gw}
 			}
-
-			w := gzip.NewWriter(c.Response.Writer)
-			defer w.Close()
-			gw := gzipWriter{Writer: w, Response: c.Response}
-			c.Response.Header().Set(echo.ContentEncoding, scheme)
-			c.Response = &echo.Response{Writer: gw}
-			if he := h(c); he != nil {
-				c.Error(he)
-			}
-			return nil
+			return h(c)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/middleware/compress_test.go b/middleware/compress_test.go
index 867f1ea4..625c2c9a 100644
--- a/middleware/compress_test.go
+++ b/middleware/compress_test.go
@@ -1,42 +1,52 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
-	"compress/gzip"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
-	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
 func TestGzip(t *testing.T) {
+	// Empty Accept-Encoding header
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest(echo.GET, "/", nil)
-	req.Header.Set(echo.AcceptEncoding, "gzip")
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	res := &echo.Response{Writer: w}
 	c := echo.NewContext(req, res, echo.New())
-	Gzip()(func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+	h := func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 		return c.String(http.StatusOK, "test")
-	})(c)
-
-	if w.Header().Get(echo.ContentEncoding) != "gzip" {
-		t.Errorf("expected Content-Encoding header `gzip`, got %d.", w.Header().Get(echo.ContentEncoding))
+	}
+	Gzip()(h)(c)
+	s := w.Body.String()
+	if s != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("expected `test`, with empty Accept-Encoding header, got %s.", s)
 	}
 
+	// Content-Encoding header
+	req.Header.Set(echo.AcceptEncoding, "gzip")
+	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c.Response = &echo.Response{Writer: w}
+	Gzip()(h)(c)
+	ce := w.Header().Get(echo.ContentEncoding)
+	if ce != "gzip" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Content-Encoding header `gzip`, got %d.", ce)
+	}
+
+	// Body
 	r, err := gzip.NewReader(w.Body)
 	defer r.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	s := string(b)
-
+	s = string(b)
 	if s != "test" {
-		t.Errorf("expected `test`, got %s.", s)
+		t.Errorf("expected body `test`, got %s.", s)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/middleware/recover.go b/middleware/recover.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01a5bbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/recover.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// Recover returns a middleware which recovers from panics anywhere in the chain
+// and handles the control to centralized HTTPErrorHandler.
+func Recover() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	// TODO: Provide better stack trace `https://github.com/go-errors/errors` `https://github.com/docker/libcontainer/tree/master/stacktrace`
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+			defer func() {
+				if err := recover(); err != nil {
+					trace := make([]byte, 1<<16)
+					n := runtime.Stack(trace, true)
+					c.Error(&echo.HTTPError{
+						Error: fmt.Errorf("echo ⇒ panic recover\n %v\n stack trace %d bytes\n %s",
+							err, n, trace[:n]),
+					})
+				}
+			}()
+			return h(c)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/middleware/recover_test.go b/middleware/recover_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f16fe14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/recover_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRecover(t *testing.T) {
+	e := echo.New()
+	e.Debug(true)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(echo.GET, "/", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	res := &echo.Response{Writer: w}
+	c := echo.NewContext(req, res, e)
+	h := func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+		panic("test")
+	}
+
+	// Status
+	Recover()(h)(c)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("expected status `500`, got %d.", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Body
+	s := w.Body.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "panic recover") {
+		t.Error("expected body contains `panice recover`.")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/middleware/slash.go b/middleware/slash.go
index 70b0eed8..3efef310 100644
--- a/middleware/slash.go
+++ b/middleware/slash.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-// StripTrailingSlash removes trailing slash from request path.
+// StripTrailingSlash returns a middleware which removes trailing slash from request
+// path.
 func StripTrailingSlash() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 		p := c.Request.URL.Path
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ func StripTrailingSlash() echo.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-// RedirectToSlash redirects requests without trailing slash path to trailing slash
-// path, with .
+// RedirectToSlash returns a middleware which redirects requests without trailing
+// slash path to trailing slash path.
 func RedirectToSlash(opts ...RedirectToSlashOptions) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	code := http.StatusMovedPermanently
 
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index bec7ddd7..756ce58c 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (r *Response) Header() http.Header {
 func (r *Response) WriteHeader(code int) {
 	if r.committed {
 		// TODO: Warning
-		log.Printf("echo: %s", color.Yellow("response already committed"))
+		log.Printf("echo ⇒ %s", color.Yellow("response already committed"))
 		return
 	}
 	r.status = code
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 75f10e47..15956464 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ func (r *router) Find(method, path string, ctx *Context) (h HandlerFunc, echo *E
 func (r *router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	c := r.echo.pool.Get().(*Context)
 	h, _ := r.Find(req.Method, req.URL.Path, c)
-	c.reset(w, req, nil)
-	if h != nil {
-		h(c)
+	c.reset(w, req, r.echo)
+	if h == nil {
+		c.Error(&HTTPError{Code: http.StatusNotFound})
 	} else {
-		r.echo.notFoundHandler(c)
+		h(c)
 	}
 	r.echo.pool.Put(c)
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/guide.md b/website/docs/guide.md
index db92b4ae..8f8f7e2f 100644
--- a/website/docs/guide.md
+++ b/website/docs/guide.md
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ Sets the maximum number of path parameters allowed for the application.
 Default value is **5**, [good enough](https://github.com/interagent/http-api-design#minimize-path-nesting)
 for many use cases. Restricting path parameters allows us to use memory efficiently.
 
-### Not found handler
-
-`echo.NotFoundHandler(h Handler)`
-
-Registers a custom NotFound handler. This handler is called in case router doesn't
-find a matching route for the HTTP request.
-
-Default handler sends 404 "Not Found" response.
-
 ### HTTP error handler
 
 `echo.HTTPErrorHandler(h HTTPErrorHandler)`
@@ -53,7 +44,7 @@ Registers a custom centralized HTTP error handler `func(*HTTPError, *Context)`.
 Default handler sends `HTTPError.Message` HTTP response with `HTTPError.Code` status
 code.
 
-- If HTTPError.Code is not specified it uses 500 "Internal Server Error".
+- If HTTPError.Code is not specified it uses "500 - Internal Server Error".
 - If HTTPError.Message is not specified it uses HTTPError.Error.Error() or the status
 code text.