diff --git a/lib/server/response.js b/lib/server/response.js
index 15afbf64..1fe11ea4 100644
--- a/lib/server/response.js
+++ b/lib/server/response.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Response.prototype.error = function error( err, msg ) {
       message: msg 
     })
   }
-
   err.statusCode = err.statusCode || err.code;
   if( !err.statusCode ) {
     err.statusCode = 500;
@@ -19,9 +18,8 @@ Response.prototype.error = function error( err, msg ) {
   }
   
   this.status( err.statusCode );
-  return this.json({
-    message: err.message
-  });
+  this.res.setHeader('x-reason', err.message)
+  return this.end()
 }
 
 Response.prototype.get = function get( key ) {
diff --git a/lib/timer.js b/lib/timer.js
index 9787ac5b..6ae00d42 100644
--- a/lib/timer.js
+++ b/lib/timer.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * @requires skyring/lib/json
  */
 const transports = require('./transports')
-    , nats      = require('./nats')
+    , nats       = require('./nats')
     , json       = require('./json')
     , debug      = require('debug')('skyring:timer')
     , rebalance  = require('debug')('skyring:rebalance')