diff --git a/apphelpers/errors.py b/apphelpers/errors.py
index a3ef159..ebda430 100644
--- a/apphelpers/errors.py
+++ b/apphelpers/errors.py
@@ -1,47 +1,42 @@
-from falcon import HTTPError, status_codes
-
-
-class BaseError(HTTPError):
+class BaseError(Exception):
 
     # Whether to report this error to honeybadger
     report = True
 
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_500
-    description: str = "Something went wrong"
+    code = 500
+    msg = "Something went wrong"
 
-    def __init__(self, status=None, description=None):
-        super().__init__(
-            status=status or self.status,
-            description=description or self.description,
-        )
+    def __init__(self, code=None, msg=None):
+        self.code = code or self.code
+        self.msg = msg or self.msg
 
     def to_dict(self):
         return {
-            "status": self.status,
-            "description": self.description,
+            "code": self.code,
+            "msg": self.msg,
         }
 
 
 class NotFoundError(BaseError):
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_404
-    description = "Not Found"
+    code = 404
+    msg = "Not Found"
 
 
 class AccessDenied(BaseError):
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_403
-    description = "Access denied"
+    code = 403
+    msg = "Access denied"
 
 
 class ValidationError(BaseError):
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_400
-    description = "Invalid request"
+    code = 400
+    msg = "Invalid request"
 
 
 class InvalidSessionError(BaseError):
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_401
-    description = "Invalid session"
+    code = 401
+    msg = "Invalid session"
 
 
 class ConflictError(BaseError):
-    status = status_codes.HTTP_409
-    description = "Duplicate resource"
+    code = 409
+    msg = "Duplicate resource"
diff --git a/apphelpers/rest/hug.py b/apphelpers/rest/hug.py
index 41ce8dc..4d92cfe 100644
--- a/apphelpers/rest/hug.py
+++ b/apphelpers/rest/hug.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import hug
 from converge import settings
-from falcon import HTTPForbidden, HTTPNotFound, HTTPUnauthorized
+from falcon import HTTPError, HTTPForbidden, HTTPNotFound, HTTPUnauthorized
 from hug.decorators import wraps
 
 from apphelpers.db.peewee import dbtransaction
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def f_wrapped(*args, **kw):
                     notify_honeybadger(
                         honeybadger=hb, error=e, func=f, args=args, kwargs=kw
                     )
-                raise e
+                raise HTTPError(e.code, code=e.code, description=e.msg)
 
             except Exception as e:
                 notify_honeybadger(