diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index cf6c73d..60ab4df 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func (c *Context) String(code int, s string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// StatusText returns the given status code with the matching status text
+func (c *Context) StatusText(code int) error {
+	return c.String(code, http.StatusText(code))
+}
+
 // NoContent returns the given status code without writing anything to the body
 func (c *Context) NoContent(code int) error {
 	c.Response.WriteHeader(code)
diff --git a/default.go b/default.go
index 2f0aeac..d36c6c8 100644
--- a/default.go
+++ b/default.go
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@ package router
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 func defaultNotFoundHandler(c *Context) error {
-	return c.String(404, `not found`)
+	return c.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound)
 }
 
 func defaultMethodNotAllowedHandler(c *Context) error {
-	return c.String(504, `method not allowed`)
+	return c.StatusText(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 }
 
 func defaultErrorHandler(c *Context, err interface{}) {
-	fmt.Println(err)
-	c.String(500, `internal server error`)
+	_ = c.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 }
 
 func defaultReader(c *Context, dst interface{}) bool {