diff --git a/lib/Firelit/ApiResponse.php b/lib/Firelit/ApiResponse.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/Firelit/ApiResponse.php
+++ b/lib/Firelit/ApiResponse.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class ApiResponse extends Response {
 
 		// Respond, if it hasn't yet
 		if (!$this->hasResponded()) {
+			$this->code(500);
 			$this->respond(array(), false);
 		}
API responds with <I> if no response is initiated to help with errors that are cleaned from buffer