diff --git a/app/errors/__init__.py b/app/errors/__init__.py
index 1f0480b4..847658fb 100644
--- a/app/errors/__init__.py
+++ b/app/errors/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
-from .handlers import generic_error_handler
+from .handlers import generic
 
 
 def init_app(app):
-    app.register_error_handler(HTTPException, generic_error_handler)
+    app.register_error_handler(HTTPException, generic)
diff --git a/app/errors/handlers.py b/app/errors/handlers.py
index bf2fef09..fe7aaf4f 100644
--- a/app/errors/handlers.py
+++ b/app/errors/handlers.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from flask import jsonify, render_template, request, Response
 from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
+from typing import Tuple, Union
 
 
-def generic_error_handler(error: HTTPException):
+def generic(error: HTTPException) -> Tuple[Union[str, Response], int]:
+    ''' Generic error handler '''
     accent_json: bool = request.accept_mimetypes.accept_json
     accept_html: bool = request.accept_mimetypes.accept_html
     if accent_json and not accept_html:
         response: Response = jsonify(str(error))
-        response.status_code = error.code
-        return response
+        return response, error.code
     return render_template('errors/error.html.j2', error=error), error.code