diff --git a/internal/server/dns.go b/internal/server/dns.go
index a77310f7..da453714 100644
--- a/internal/server/dns.go
+++ b/internal/server/dns.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ func (h *dnsHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		case http.MethodPut:
 			h.setStatus(w, r)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "route "+r.RequestURI+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/handlerv0.go b/internal/server/handlerv0.go
index 9313b68e..6f2c92ea 100644
--- a/internal/server/handlerv0.go
+++ b/internal/server/handlerv0.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type handlerV0 struct {
 
 func (h *handlerV0) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
-		http.Error(w, "unversioned API: only supports GET method", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "unversioned API: only supports GET method", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	switch r.RequestURI {
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ func (h *handlerV0) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			h.logger.Warn(err.Error())
 		}
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "unversioned API: requested URI not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "unversioned API: requested URI not found", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/handlerv1.go b/internal/server/handlerv1.go
index a8fbd1b8..f2296eb3 100644
--- a/internal/server/handlerv1.go
+++ b/internal/server/handlerv1.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (h *handlerV1) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.publicip.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	default:
 		errString := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s not found", r.Method, r.RequestURI)
-		http.Error(w, errString, http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, errString, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/openvpn.go b/internal/server/openvpn.go
index 0b58ce33..8bc45b6a 100644
--- a/internal/server/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/server/openvpn.go
@@ -34,24 +34,24 @@ func (h *openvpnHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		case http.MethodPut:
 			h.setStatus(w, r)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	case "/settings":
 		switch r.Method {
 		case http.MethodGet:
 			h.getSettings(w)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	case "/portforwarded":
 		switch r.Method {
 		case http.MethodGet:
 			h.getPortForwarded(w)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "route "+r.RequestURI+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/publicip.go b/internal/server/publicip.go
index 7a5dba92..8e60f609 100644
--- a/internal/server/publicip.go
+++ b/internal/server/publicip.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ func (h *publicIPHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		case http.MethodGet:
 			h.getPublicIP(w)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "route "+r.RequestURI+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/updater.go b/internal/server/updater.go
index d1037e53..b0cb0a6f 100644
--- a/internal/server/updater.go
+++ b/internal/server/updater.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ func (h *updaterHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		case http.MethodPut:
 			h.setStatus(w, r)
 		default:
-			http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			http.Error(w, "method "+r.Method+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		http.Error(w, "route "+r.RequestURI+" not supported", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 }