diff --git a/internal/api/errors.go b/internal/api/errors.go
index 2fa56b4..16b2ba7 100644
--- a/internal/api/errors.go
+++ b/internal/api/errors.go
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ import "net/http"
 
 func (a *api) errorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, message string) {
 	w.Header().Set("X-Apollo-Error", message)
-	w.WriteHeader(status)
-	w.Write([]byte(message))
+	http.Error(w, message, status)
 }