diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0659451..8f5249ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ Echo is a fast HTTP router (zero memory allocation) and micro web framework in G
 - Extensible middleware/handler, supports:
 	- Middleware
 		- `func(*echo.Context)`
-		- `func(*echo.Context) error`
+		- `func(*echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError`
 		- `func(echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.Handler) http.Handler`
 		- `http.Handler`
 		- `http.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)`
-		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error`
+		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *echo.HTTPError`
 	- Handler
 		- `echo.HandlerFunc`
-		- `func(*echo.Context) error`
+		- `func(*echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError`
 		- `func(*echo.Context)`
 		- `http.Handler`
 		- `http.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)`
-		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error`
+		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *echo.HTTPError`
 - Sub routing with groups.
 - Handy encoding/decoding functions.
 - Serve static files, including index.
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Handler
-func hello(c *echo.Context) {
-	c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
+func hello(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 1a8c9bc2..b25dbdb4 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ func (c *Context) Param(name string) (value string) {
 
 // Bind binds the request body into specified type v. Default binder does it
 // based on Content-Type header.
-func (c *Context) Bind(v interface{}) error {
+func (c *Context) Bind(v interface{}) *HTTPError {
 	return c.echo.binder(c.Request, v)
 }
 
 // Render invokes the registered HTML template renderer and sends a text/html
 // response with status code.
-func (c *Context) Render(code int, name string, data interface{}) error {
+func (c *Context) Render(code int, name string, data interface{}) *HTTPError {
 	if c.echo.renderer == nil {
-		return RendererNotRegistered
+		return &HTTPError{Error: RendererNotRegistered}
 	}
 	c.Response.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEHTML+"; charset=utf-8")
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
@@ -58,37 +58,44 @@ func (c *Context) Render(code int, name string, data interface{}) error {
 }
 
 // JSON sends an application/json response with status code.
-func (c *Context) JSON(code int, v interface{}) error {
+func (c *Context) JSON(code int, v interface{}) *HTTPError {
 	c.Response.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEJSON+"; charset=utf-8")
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
-	return json.NewEncoder(c.Response).Encode(v)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(c.Response).Encode(v); err != nil {
+		return &HTTPError{Error: err}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // String sends a text/plain response with status code.
-func (c *Context) String(code int, s string) error {
+func (c *Context) String(code int, s string) *HTTPError {
 	c.Response.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEText+"; charset=utf-8")
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
-	_, err := c.Response.Write([]byte(s))
-	return err
+	if _, err := c.Response.Write([]byte(s)); err != nil {
+		return &HTTPError{Error: err}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // HTML sends a text/html response with status code.
-func (c *Context) HTML(code int, html string) error {
+func (c *Context) HTML(code int, html string) *HTTPError {
 	c.Response.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEHTML+"; charset=utf-8")
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
-	_, err := c.Response.Write([]byte(html))
-	return err
+	if _, err := c.Response.Write([]byte(html)); err != nil {
+		return &HTTPError{Error: err}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // NoContent sends a response with no body and a status code.
-func (c *Context) NoContent(code int) error {
+func (c *Context) NoContent(code int) *HTTPError {
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Error invokes the registered HTTP error handler.
-func (c *Context) Error(code int, err error) {
-	c.echo.httpErrorHandler(code, err, c)
+func (c *Context) Error(he *HTTPError) {
+	c.echo.httpErrorHandler(he, c)
 }
 
 // Get retrieves data from the context.
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 17f5fa23..0ced8ecb 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func (t *Template) Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) error {
-	return t.templates.ExecuteTemplate(w, name, data)
+func (t *Template) Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) *HTTPError {
+	if err := t.templates.ExecuteTemplate(w, name, data); err != nil {
+		return &HTTPError{Error: err}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
@@ -38,24 +41,24 @@ func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 	// JSON
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEJSON)
 	u2 := new(user)
-	if err := c.Bind(u2); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+	if he := c.Bind(u2); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("bind %#v", he)
 	}
 	verifyUser(u2, t)
 
 	// FORM
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEForm)
 	u2 = new(user)
-	if err := c.Bind(u2); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+	if he := c.Bind(u2); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("bind %#v", he)
 	}
 	// TODO: add verification
 
 	// Unsupported
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderContentType, "")
 	u2 = new(user)
-	if err := c.Bind(u2); err == nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+	if he := c.Bind(u2); he == nil {
+		t.Errorf("bind %#v", he)
 	}
 	// TODO: add verification
 
@@ -87,33 +90,33 @@ func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 		templates: template.Must(template.New("hello").Parse("{{.}}")),
 	}
 	c.echo.renderer = tpl
-	if err := c.Render(http.StatusOK, "hello", "Joe"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("render %v", err)
+	if he := c.Render(http.StatusOK, "hello", "Joe"); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("render %#v", he.Error)
 	}
 	c.echo.renderer = nil
-	if err := c.Render(http.StatusOK, "hello", "Joe"); err == nil {
+	if he := c.Render(http.StatusOK, "hello", "Joe"); he.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("render should error out")
 	}
 
 	// JSON
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderAccept, MIMEJSON)
 	c.Response.committed = false
-	if err := c.JSON(http.StatusOK, u1); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("json %v", err)
+	if he := c.JSON(http.StatusOK, u1); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("json %#v", he)
 	}
 
 	// String
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderAccept, MIMEText)
 	c.Response.committed = false
-	if err := c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("string %v", err)
+	if he := c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!"); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("string %#v", he.Error)
 	}
 
 	// HTML
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderAccept, MIMEHTML)
 	c.Response.committed = false
-	if err := c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "Hello, <strong>World!</strong>"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("html %v", err)
+	if he := c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "Hello, <strong>World!</strong>"); he != nil {
+		t.Errorf("html %v", he.Error)
 	}
 
 	// Redirect
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 1c671d61..1484b4af 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/labstack/gommon/color"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 )
 
@@ -30,22 +29,27 @@ type (
 		uris             map[Handler]string
 		pool             sync.Pool
 	}
+	HTTPError struct {
+		Code    int
+		Message string
+		Error   error
+	}
 	Middleware     interface{}
 	MiddlewareFunc func(HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc
 	Handler        interface{}
-	HandlerFunc    func(*Context) error
+	HandlerFunc    func(*Context) *HTTPError
 
 	// HTTPErrorHandler is a centralized HTTP error handler.
-	HTTPErrorHandler func(int, error, *Context)
+	HTTPErrorHandler func(*HTTPError, *Context)
 
-	BindFunc func(*http.Request, interface{}) error
+	BindFunc func(*http.Request, interface{}) *HTTPError
 
 	// Renderer is the interface that wraps the Render method.
 	//
 	// Render renders the HTML template with given name and specified data.
 	// It writes the output to w.
 	Renderer interface {
-		Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) error
+		Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) *HTTPError
 	}
 )
 
@@ -125,21 +129,27 @@ func New() (e *Echo) {
 	e.NotFoundHandler(func(c *Context) {
 		http.Error(c.Response, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound)
 	})
-	e.HTTPErrorHandler(func(code int, err error, c *Context) {
-		if err != nil {
-			// TODO: Warning
-			log.Printf("echo: %s", color.Yellow("http error handler not registered"))
-			http.Error(c.Response, err.Error(), code)
+	e.HTTPErrorHandler(func(he *HTTPError, c *Context) {
+		if he.Code == 0 {
+			he.Code = http.StatusInternalServerError
 		}
+		if he.Message == "" && he.Error != nil {
+			he.Message = he.Error.Error()
+		}
+		http.Error(c.Response, he.Message, he.Code)
 	})
-	e.Binder(func(r *http.Request, v interface{}) error {
+	e.Binder(func(r *http.Request, v interface{}) *HTTPError {
 		ct := r.Header.Get(HeaderContentType)
+		err := UnsupportedMediaType
 		if strings.HasPrefix(ct, MIMEJSON) {
-			return json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(v)
+			err = json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(v)
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(ct, MIMEForm) {
-			return nil
+			err = nil
 		}
-		return UnsupportedMediaType
+		if err != nil {
+			return &HTTPError{Error: err}
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 	return
 }
@@ -272,7 +282,7 @@ func (e *Echo) add(method, path string, h Handler) {
 // Static serves static files.
 func (e *Echo) Static(path, root string) {
 	fs := http.StripPrefix(path, http.FileServer(http.Dir(root)))
-	e.Get(path+"/*", func(c *Context) error {
+	e.Get(path+"/*", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		fs.ServeHTTP(c.Response, c.Request)
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -280,7 +290,7 @@ func (e *Echo) Static(path, root string) {
 
 // ServeFile serves a file.
 func (e *Echo) ServeFile(path, file string) {
-	e.Get(path, func(c *Context) error {
+	e.Get(path, func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		http.ServeFile(c.Response, c.Request, file)
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -308,8 +318,8 @@ func (e *Echo) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Execute chain
-	if err := h(c); err != nil {
-		e.httpErrorHandler(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, c)
+	if he := h(c); he != nil {
+		e.httpErrorHandler(he, c)
 	}
 
 	e.pool.Put(c)
@@ -342,16 +352,19 @@ func wrapM(m Middleware) MiddlewareFunc {
 	switch m := m.(type) {
 	case func(*Context):
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) error {
+			return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 				m(c)
-				return h(c)
+				if !c.Response.committed {
+					h(c)
+				}
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
-	case func(*Context) error:
+	case func(*Context) *HTTPError:
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) error {
-				if err := m(c); err != nil {
-					return err
+			return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
+				if he := m(c); he != nil {
+					return he
 				}
 				return h(c)
 			}
@@ -360,36 +373,42 @@ func wrapM(m Middleware) MiddlewareFunc {
 		return m
 	case func(http.Handler) http.Handler:
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) (err error) {
+			return func(c *Context) (he *HTTPError) {
 				m(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					c.Response.Writer = w
 					c.Request = r
-					err = h(c)
+					he = h(c)
 				})).ServeHTTP(c.Response.Writer, c.Request)
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	case http.Handler, http.HandlerFunc:
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) error {
+			return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 				m.(http.Handler).ServeHTTP(c.Response.Writer, c.Request)
 				return h(c)
 			}
 		}
 	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request):
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) error {
-				m(c.Response.Writer, c.Request)
-				return h(c)
+			return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
+				m(c.Response, c.Request)
+				if !c.Response.committed {
+					h(c)
+				}
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
-	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error:
+	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *HTTPError:
 		return func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-			return func(c *Context) error {
-				if err := m(c.Response.Writer, c.Request); err != nil {
-					return err
+			return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
+				if he := m(c.Response, c.Request); he != nil {
+					return he
 				}
-				return h(c)
+				if !c.Response.committed {
+					h(c)
+				}
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 	default:
@@ -402,25 +421,25 @@ func wrapH(h Handler) HandlerFunc {
 	switch h := h.(type) {
 	case HandlerFunc:
 		return h
-	case func(*Context) error:
+	case func(*Context) *HTTPError:
 		return h
 	case func(*Context):
-		return func(c *Context) error {
+		return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			h(c)
 			return nil
 		}
 	case http.Handler, http.HandlerFunc:
-		return func(c *Context) error {
+		return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			h.(http.Handler).ServeHTTP(c.Response, c.Request)
 			return nil
 		}
 	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request):
-		return func(c *Context) error {
+		return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			h(c.Response, c.Request)
 			return nil
 		}
-	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error:
-		return func(c *Context) error {
+	case func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *HTTPError:
+		return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			return h(c.Response, c.Request)
 		}
 	default:
diff --git a/echo_test.go b/echo_test.go
index b7a88b58..dfb88b91 100644
--- a/echo_test.go
+++ b/echo_test.go
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ func TestEchoMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 		b.WriteString("a")
 	})
 
-	// func(*echo.Context) error
-	e.Use(func(c *Context) error {
+	// func(*echo.Context) *HTTPError
+	e.Use(func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString("b")
 		return nil
 	})
 
 	// func(echo.HandlerFunc) (echo.HandlerFunc, error)
 	e.Use(func(h HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc {
-		return func(c *Context) error {
+		return func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			b.WriteString("c")
 			return h(c)
 		}
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func TestEchoMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 		b.WriteString("g")
 	})
 
-	// func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error
-	e.Use(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	// func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *HTTPError
+	e.Use(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString("h")
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestEchoHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	e := New()
 
 	// HandlerFunc
-	e.Get("/1", HandlerFunc(func(c *Context) error {
+	e.Get("/1", HandlerFunc(func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return c.String(http.StatusOK, "1")
 	}))
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ func TestEchoHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("body should be 1")
 	}
 
-	// func(*echo.Context) error
-	e.Get("/2", func(c *Context) error {
+	// func(*echo.Context) *HTTPError
+	e.Get("/2", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return c.String(http.StatusOK, "2")
 	})
 	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ func TestEchoHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("body should be 5")
 	}
 
-	// func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error
-	e.Get("/6", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	// func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *HTTPError
+	e.Get("/6", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *HTTPError {
 		w.Write([]byte("6"))
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/examples/crud/server.go b/examples/crud/server.go
index 188bec4c..905188e4 100644
--- a/examples/crud/server.go
+++ b/examples/crud/server.go
@@ -24,34 +24,34 @@ var (
 // Handlers
 //----------
 
-func createUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func createUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	u := &user{
 		ID: seq,
 	}
-	if err := c.Bind(u); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if he := c.Bind(u); he != nil {
+		return he
 	}
 	users[u.ID] = u
 	seq++
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, u)
 }
 
-func getUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func getUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	id, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("id"))
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, users[id])
 }
 
-func updateUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func updateUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	u := new(user)
-	if err := c.Bind(u); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if he := c.Bind(u); he != nil {
+		return he
 	}
 	id, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("id"))
 	users[id].Name = u.Name
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, users[id])
 }
 
-func deleteUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func deleteUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	id, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("id"))
 	delete(users, id)
 	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
diff --git a/examples/hello/server.go b/examples/hello/server.go
index 03dc0911..24af7076 100644
--- a/examples/hello/server.go
+++ b/examples/hello/server.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Handler
-func hello(c *echo.Context) {
-	c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
+func hello(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/examples/web/server.go b/examples/web/server.go
index be19dcbd..68cf1037 100644
--- a/examples/web/server.go
+++ b/examples/web/server.go
@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Render HTML
-func (t *Template) Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) error {
-	return t.templates.ExecuteTemplate(w, name, data)
+func (t *Template) Render(w io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) *echo.HTTPError {
+	if err := t.templates.ExecuteTemplate(w, name, data); err != nil {
+		return &echo.HTTPError{Error: err}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func welcome(c *echo.Context) {
 	c.Render(http.StatusOK, "welcome", "Joe")
 }
 
-func createUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func createUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	u := new(user)
 	if err := c.Bind(u); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -46,11 +49,11 @@ func createUser(c *echo.Context) error {
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, u)
 }
 
-func getUsers(c *echo.Context) error {
+func getUsers(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, users)
 }
 
-func getUser(c *echo.Context) error {
+func getUser(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, users[c.P(0)])
 }
 
diff --git a/middleware/logger.go b/middleware/logger.go
index 3c5b0c25..04fa673f 100644
--- a/middleware/logger.go
+++ b/middleware/logger.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"log"
-	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
@@ -10,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Logger(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+	return func(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
 		start := time.Now()
-		if err := h(c); err != nil {
-			c.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		if he := h(c); he != nil {
+			c.Error(he)
 		}
 		end := time.Now()
 		m := c.Request.Method
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index ffb28521..804b0969 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestRouterStatic(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	path := "/folders/a/files/echo.gif"
-	r.Add(GET, path, func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, path, func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString(path)
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func TestRouterStatic(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterParam(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 	h, _ := r.Find(GET, "/users/1", context)
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestRouterParam(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterTwoParam(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestRouterTwoParam(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterMatchAny(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/*", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/*", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestRouterMatchAny(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterMicroParam(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/:a/:b/:c", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/:a/:b/:c", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 	h, _ := r.Find(GET, "/1/2/3", context)
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ func TestRouterMultiRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 	// Routes
-	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString("/users")
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -421,24 +421,24 @@ func TestRouterConflictingRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 	// Routes
-	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString("/users")
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.Reset()
 		b.WriteString("/users/new")
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/moon", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/moon", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.Reset()
 		b.WriteString("/users/new/moon")
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/:id", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/:id", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ func TestRouterParamNames(t *testing.T) {
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 	// Routes
-	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		b.WriteString("/users")
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:id", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(c *Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func TestRouterParamNames(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRouterAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
 	for _, route := range api {
-		r.Add(route.method, route.path, func(c *Context) error {
+		r.Add(route.method, route.path, func(c *Context) *HTTPError {
 			for i, n := range c.pnames {
 				if n != "" {
 					if ":"+n != c.pvalues[i] {
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ func TestRouterAPI(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
@@ -624,31 +624,31 @@ func TestRouterServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouterExperiment(t *testing.T) {
 	r := New().Router
-	r.Add(GET, "/use", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/use", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/*", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/*", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/*", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/*", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/:id", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/new/:id", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/wen", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/wen", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
-	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(*Context) error {
+	r.Add(GET, "/users/:uid/files/:fid", func(*Context) *HTTPError {
 		return nil
 	}, nil)
 
diff --git a/website/docs/guide.md b/website/docs/guide.md
index 127dee17..b81035f4 100644
--- a/website/docs/guide.md
+++ b/website/docs/guide.md
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ Default handler sends 404 "Not Found" response.
 
 `echo.HTTPErrorHandler(h HTTPErrorHandler)`
 
-Registers a centralized HTTP error handler.
-
-Default http error handler sends 500 "Internal Server Error" response.
+Registers a custom centralized HTTP error handler.
 
 ## Routing
 
@@ -70,9 +68,9 @@ echo.Get("/hello", func(*echo.Context) {
 })
 ```
 
-Echo's default handler is `func(*echo.Context) error` where `echo.Context` primarily
-holds request and response objects. Echo also has a support for other types of
-handlers.
+Echo's default handler is `func(*echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError` where `echo.Context`
+primarily holds request and response objects. Echo also has a support for other
+types of handlers.
 
 <!-- TODO mention about not able to take advantage -->
 
diff --git a/website/docs/index.md b/website/docs/index.md
index b8b050b0..60546d64 100644
--- a/website/docs/index.md
+++ b/website/docs/index.md
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ Echo is a fast HTTP router (zero memory allocation) and micro web framework in G
 - Extensible middleware/handler, supports:
 	- Middleware
 		- `func(*echo.Context)`
-		- `func(*echo.Context) error`
+		- `func(*echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError`
 		- `func(echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.Handler) http.Handler`
 		- `http.Handler`
 		- `http.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)`
-		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error`
+		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *echo.HTTPError`
 	- Handler
 		- `echo.HandlerFunc`
-		- `func(*echo.Context) error`
+		- `func(*echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError`
 		- `func(*echo.Context)`
 		- `http.Handler`
 		- `http.HandlerFunc`
 		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)`
-		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error`
+		- `func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *echo.HTTPError`
 - Sub routing with groups.
 - Handy encoding/decoding functions.
 - Serve static files, including index.
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Handler
-func hello(c *echo.Context) {
-	c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
+func hello(c *echo.Context) *echo.HTTPError {
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func main() {
 
 `echo.New()` returns a new instance of Echo.
 
-`e.Use(mw.Logger)` adds logging middleware to the chain. It logs every request made to the server,
-producing output
+`e.Use(mw.Logger)` adds logging middleware to the chain. It logs every request
+made to the server, producing output
 
 ```sh
 2015/04/25 12:15:20 GET / 200 7.544µs