diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 7a090465..77f5ffb0 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ function routingFunction(req, res, next) {
             client(req, res, next);
         }
     } catch(e) {
-        res.sendStatus(500);
+        res.status(500);
     }
 }