diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 757acb4..5bdecb9 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@ documentation & docs site
 events and observables?
 no matching route handler
 request timeout
-not handlers -> not implemented
-method not allowed
 error response handler figure out json
diff --git a/lib/src/http/kernel/module/ApplyRouteHandlers.ts b/lib/src/http/kernel/module/ApplyRouteHandlers.ts
index 712e82d..3aa6365 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/kernel/module/ApplyRouteHandlers.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/kernel/module/ApplyRouteHandlers.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import Kernel from '../Kernel.ts'
 import {Logging} from '../../../service/logging/Logging.ts'
 import {Request} from '../../Request.ts'
 import ResponseFactory from '../../response/ResponseFactory.ts'
-import ErrorResponseFactory from "../../response/ErrorResponseFactory.ts";
+import {http, error} from '../../response/helpers.ts'
+import {HTTPStatus} from '../../../const/http.ts'
 
 @Injectable()
 export default class ApplyRouteHandlers extends Module {
@@ -19,12 +20,19 @@ export default class ApplyRouteHandlers extends Module {
     }
 
     public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
-        if (
-            !request.route
-            || !request.route.handlers
-            || request.route.handlers.length < 1
-        ) {
-            return request
+        if ( !request.route ) { // Route not found
+            const factory = http(HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+            return await factory.write(request)
+        }
+
+        if ( !Array.isArray(request.route.handlers) ) { // Route found but invalid HTTP method
+            const factory = http(HTTPStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
+            return await factory.write(request)
+        }
+
+        if ( request.route.handlers.length < 1 ) { // Route and method found, but no handlers
+            const factory = http(HTTPStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
+            return await factory.write(request)
         }
 
         let current_request: Request = request
@@ -43,8 +51,8 @@ export default class ApplyRouteHandlers extends Module {
                 this.logger.error(e)
 
                 // TODO determine response type (html | json, &c.)
-                const error_response: ErrorResponseFactory = this.make(ErrorResponseFactory, e)
-                return await error_response.write(request)
+                const factory = error(e)
+                return await factory.write(request)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/http/response/helpers.ts b/lib/src/http/response/helpers.ts
index 50f93c8..b94ae21 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/response/helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/response/helpers.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import ErrorResponseFactory from './ErrorResponseFactory.ts'
 import {Rehydratable} from '../../support/Rehydratable.ts'
 import DehydratedStateResponseFactory from './DehydratedStateResponseFactory.ts'
 import TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory from './TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory.ts'
-import {HTTPStatus} from "../../const/http.ts";
-import HTTPErrorResponseFactory from "./HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts";
-import HTTPError from "../../error/HTTPError.ts";
+import {HTTPStatus} from '../../const/http.ts'
+import HTTPErrorResponseFactory from './HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts'
+import HTTPError from '../../error/HTTPError.ts'
 
 export function json(value: any): JSONResponseFactory {
     return make(JSONResponseFactory, value)
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ export function redirect(destination: string): TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory
     return make(TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory, destination)
 }
 
-export function http(status: HTTPStatus, message?: string) {
+export function http(status: HTTPStatus, message?: string): HTTPErrorResponseFactory {
     return make(HTTPErrorResponseFactory, new HTTPError(status, message))
 }