diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 101dd75..b2e5765 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,29 +5,26 @@ LDFLAGS  = -lpthread -lrt
 
 BIN_NAME = cfloor
 
+OBJS     = obj/networking.o obj/linked.o obj/logging.o obj/signals.o obj/headers.o obj/misc.o obj/status.o
+DEPS     = $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)
+
 all: $(BIN_NAME)
 
-$(BIN_NAME): obj/main.o obj/networking.o obj/linked.o obj/logging.o obj/signals.o obj/headers.o obj/misc.o
+$(BIN_NAME): obj/main.o $(OBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
-test: obj/test.o obj/networking.o obj/linked.o obj/logging.o obj/signals.o obj/headers.o obj/misc.o
+test: dependencies
+test: obj/test.o $(OBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 valgrind: CFLAGS += -static -g
 valgrind: clean test
 	valgrind --leak-check=yes ./test
 
-obj/main.o: src/networking.h src/linked.h src/logging.h src/signals.h src/misc.h src/headers.h
-obj/test.o: src/networking.h src/linked.h src/logging.h src/signals.h src/misc.h src/headers.h
-obj/networking.o: src/networking.h src/headers.h src/linked.h src/logging.h src/signals.h
-obj/linked.o: src/linked.h
-obj/logging.o: src/logging.h
-obj/signals.o: src/signals.h
-obj/headers.o: src/headers.h src/misc.h
-obj/misc.o: src/misc.h
+-include $(DEPS)
 
-obj/%.o: src/%.c obj
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+obj/%.o: src/%.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MMD -c -o $@ $<
 
 obj:
 	@mkdir -p obj
@@ -35,5 +32,6 @@ obj:
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning up..."
 	@rm -f obj/*.o
+	@rm -f obj/*.d
 	@rm -f test
 	@rm -f $(BIN_NAME)
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 64ff8da..0000000
--- a/src/error.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-
-
-#include "error.h"
-
-void status500(struct request request, struct response response) {
-	
-}
diff --git a/src/error.h b/src/error.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cb1856..0000000
--- a/src/error.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ERROR_H
-#define ERROR_H
-
-#include "misc.h"
-
-handler_t status500;
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/headers.c b/src/headers.c
index bb1f1df..87e15e3 100644
--- a/src/headers.c
+++ b/src/headers.c
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include "headers.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 
+struct headers headers_create() {
+	return (struct headers) {
+		.number = 0
+	};
+}
+
 int headers_find(struct headers* headers, const char* key) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < headers->number; i++) {
 		if (strcmp(headers->headers[i].key, key) == 0)
@@ -19,12 +25,26 @@ const char* headers_get(struct headers* headers, const char* key) {
 	return headers->headers[tmp].value;
 }
 
-int headers_mod(struct headers* headers, char* key, char* value) {
+int headers_mod(struct headers* headers, const char* _key, const char* _value) {
+	char* tmp = strclone(_key);
+	if (tmp == NULL) {
+		return HEADERS_ALLOC_ERROR;
+	}
+	char* key = tmp;
+	tmp = strclone(_value);
+	if (tmp == NULL) {
+		return HEADERS_ALLOC_ERROR;
+	}
+	char* value = tmp;
+
 	int index = headers_find(headers, key);
 	
 	if (index < 0) {
 		struct header* tmp = realloc(headers->headers, (headers->number + 1) * sizeof(struct header));
 		if (tmp == NULL) {
+			free(key);
+			free(value);
+
 			// we don't need to clean up this connection gets dropped anyway
 			return HEADERS_ALLOC_ERROR;
 		}
@@ -109,7 +129,10 @@ int headers_parse(struct headers* headers, const char* _currentHeader, size_t le
 		}
 	}
 
-	return headers_mod(headers, key, value);
+	int tmp = headers_mod(headers, key, value);
+	free(key);
+	free(value);
+	return tmp;
 }
 
 void headers_free(struct headers* headers) {
@@ -122,6 +145,14 @@ void headers_free(struct headers* headers) {
 	
 	if (headers->headers != NULL)
 		free(headers->headers);
+
+	headers->number = 0;
+}
+
+void headers_dump(struct headers* headers, FILE* stream) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < headers->number; i++) {
+		fprintf(stream, "%s: %s\r\n", headers->headers[i].key, headers->headers[i].value);
+	}
 }
 
 int headers_metadata(struct metaData* metaData, char* header) {
diff --git a/src/headers.h b/src/headers.h
index 3393512..ffa5f7a 100644
--- a/src/headers.h
+++ b/src/headers.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef HEADERS_H
 #define HEADERS_H
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include "misc.h"
 
 #define HEADERS_SUCCESS (0)
@@ -18,10 +20,12 @@ struct headers {
 	struct header* headers;
 };
 
+struct headers headers_create();
 const char* headers_get(struct headers* headers, const char* key);
-int headers_mod(struct headers* headers, char* key, char* value);
+int headers_mod(struct headers* headers, const char* key, const char* value);
 int headers_parse(struct headers* headers, const char* currentHeader, size_t length);
 void headers_free(struct headers* headers);
+void headers_dump(struct headers* headers, FILE* stream);
 
 int headers_metadata(struct metaData* metaData, char* header);
 
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index f7c9e73..bbf5f25 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 enum loglevel {
 	DEBUG, VERBOSE, INFO, WARN, ERROR, CRITICAL
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 246cb3b..15b95c9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "networking.h"
 #include "logging.h"
+#include "headers.h"
 
 handler_t handlerGetter(struct metaData metaData, const char* host, struct bind* bind) {
 	return NULL;
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	setLogging(stderr, DEBUG, true);
 	setCriticalHandler(NULL);
 
+	struct headers headers = headers_create();
+	headers_mod(&headers, "Server", "CFloor 0.1");
+
 	struct networkingConfig config = {
 		.maxConnections = 1024,
 		.connectionTimeout = 30000,
@@ -25,9 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 				}
 			}
 		},
-		.defaultResponse = {
-			.number = 0
-		},
+		.defaultHeaders = headers,
 		.getHandler = &handlerGetter
 	};
 
@@ -36,4 +38,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	while(true) {
 		sleep(0xffff);
 	}
+
+	headers_free(&headers);
 }
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index d260593..f7dd150 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "misc.h"
 
+const char* getHTTPVersionString(enum httpVersion version) {
+	switch(version) {
+		case HTTP10:
+			return "HTTP/1.0";
+		case HTTP11:
+			return "HTTP/1.1";
+		default:
+			return "UNKNOWN";
+	}
+}
+
 int startCopyThread(int from, int to, pthread_t* thread) {
 	struct fileCopy* files = malloc(sizeof(struct fileCopy));
 	if (files < 0)
@@ -18,10 +31,12 @@ int startCopyThread(int from, int to, pthread_t* thread) {
 
 void* fileCopyThread(void* data) {
 	struct fileCopy* files = (struct fileCopy*) data;
-	char* c;
+	char c;
 
-	while(read(files->readFd, &c, 1) > 0)
+	while(read(files->readFd, &c, 1) > 0) {
 		write(files->writeFd, &c, 1);
+		//printf("copy thread: %c\n", c);
+	}
 
 	close(files->readFd);
 	close(files->writeFd);
@@ -30,3 +45,11 @@ void* fileCopyThread(void* data) {
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+char* strclone(const char* string) {
+	char* result = malloc(strlen(string) + 1);
+	if (result == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	strcpy(result, string);
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 4c6e0e8..9538631 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -24,21 +24,28 @@ struct metaData {
  */
 #include "headers.h"
 
+const char* getHTTPVersionString(enum httpVersion version);
+
+union userData {
+	int integer;
+	void* ptr;
+};
+
 struct request {
 	struct metaData metaData;
 	struct headers* headers;
 	int fd;
 	void* _private;
+	union userData user;
 };
 
 struct response {
-	int (*sendHeader)(int statusCode, struct headers headers, struct request* request);
+	int (*sendHeader)(int statusCode, struct headers* headers, struct request* request);
 };
 
 typedef void (*handler_t)(struct request request, struct response response);
 
 
-
 struct fileCopy {
 	int readFd;
 	int writeFd;
@@ -46,4 +53,6 @@ struct fileCopy {
 int startCopyThread(int from, int to, pthread_t* thread);
 void* fileCopyThread(void* data);
 
+char* strclone(const char* string);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index e36ba57..70cade4 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "linked.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "signals.h"
-#include "error.h"
+#include "status.h"
 
 struct networkingConfig networkingConfig;
 
@@ -158,14 +158,6 @@ int dumpHeaderBuffer(char* buffer, size_t size, struct connection* connection) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int sendHeader(int statusCode, struct headers headers, struct request* request) {
-	struct connection* connection = (struct connection*) request->_private;
-
-	// send statusCode and headers
-
-	return connection->threads.responseFd;
-}
-
 static inline void stopThread(pthread_t self, pthread_t thread, bool force) {
 	if (pthread_equal(self, thread))
 		return;
@@ -179,20 +171,61 @@ static inline void stopThread(pthread_t self, pthread_t thread, bool force) {
 void safeEndConnection(struct connection* connection, bool force) {
 	pthread_t self = pthread_self();
 
+	debug("networking: safely shuting down the connection. %d", force);
+
 	stopThread(self, connection->threads.request, true);
 	stopThread(self, connection->threads.response, force);
 	stopThread(self, connection->threads.helper[0], force);
 	stopThread(self, connection->threads.helper[1], force);
+	
+	close(connection->fd);
 
 	connection->inUse--;
 }
 
+int sendHeader(int statusCode, struct headers* headers, struct request* request) {
+	debug("networking: sending headers");
+
+	struct headers defaultHeaders = networkingConfig.defaultHeaders;
+
+	for(int i = 0; i < defaultHeaders.number; i++) {
+		headers_mod(headers, defaultHeaders.headers[i].key, defaultHeaders.headers[i].value);
+	} 
+
+	struct connection* connection = (struct connection*) request->_private;
+	int fd = connection->threads.responseFd;
+	
+	FILE* stream = fdopen(dup(fd), "w");	
+	if (stream == NULL) {
+		error("networking: Couldn't send header.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	struct statusStrings strings = getStatusStrings(statusCode);
+
+	fprintf(stream, "%s %d %s\r\n", getHTTPVersionString(connection->metaData.httpVersion), statusCode, strings.statusString);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s %d %s\r\n", getHTTPVersionString(connection->metaData.httpVersion), statusCode, strings.statusString);
+
+	headers_dump(headers, stream);
+
+	headers_dump(headers, stderr);
+
+
+	fprintf(stream, "\r\n");
+	fclose(stream);
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
 /*
  * This thread calls the handler.
  */
 void* responseThread(void* data) {
 	struct connection* connection = (struct connection*) data;
 
+	debug("networking: calling response handler");
+
 	connection->threads.handler((struct request) {
 		.metaData = connection->metaData,
 		.headers = &(connection->headers),
@@ -201,6 +234,8 @@ void* responseThread(void* data) {
 	}, (struct response) {
 		.sendHeader = sendHeader
 	});
+	
+	debug("networking: response handler returned");
 
 	close(connection->threads.requestFd);
 	close(connection->threads._requestFd);
@@ -256,7 +291,7 @@ void* requestThread(void* data) {
 	connection->threads._responseFd = response;
 	connection->threads.responseFd = pipefd[1];
 
-	if (startCopyThread(connection->fd, request, &(connection->threads.helper[0])) < 0) {
+	if (startCopyThread(dup(connection->fd), request, &(connection->threads.helper[0])) < 0) {
 		close(request);
 		close(connection->threads.requestFd);
 		close(response);
@@ -268,7 +303,7 @@ void* requestThread(void* data) {
 		connection->inUse--;
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (startCopyThread(response, connection->fd, &(connection->threads.helper[1])) < 0) {
+	if (startCopyThread(response, dup(connection->fd), &(connection->threads.helper[1])) < 0) {
 		close(request);
 		close(connection->threads.requestFd);
 		close(response);
@@ -294,7 +329,11 @@ void* requestThread(void* data) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	// timeout
+	debug("networking: going to sleep");
+	sleep(100);
+
+	error("networking: Timeout of handler.");
+	error("networking: Aborting");
 
 	close(request);
 	close(connection->threads.requestFd);
@@ -309,6 +348,7 @@ void* requestThread(void* data) {
 void startRequestHandler(struct connection* connection) {
 	connection->inUse++;
 
+	debug("networking: starting request handler");
 	if (pthread_create(&(connection->threads.request), NULL, &requestThread, connection) != 0) {
 		error("networking: Couldn't start request thread.");
 		warn("networking: Aborting request.");
@@ -483,6 +523,11 @@ void* listenThread(void* _bind) {
 
 		if (tmp == -1)
 			continue;
+
+		if (setsockopt(tmp, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &(int){ 1 }, sizeof(int)) < 0) {
+			close(tmp);
+			continue;
+		}
 		
 		bindObj->_private.socketFd = tmp;
 
@@ -493,7 +538,7 @@ void* listenThread(void* _bind) {
 	}
 
 	if (rp == NULL) {
-		error("networking: Could not bind.");
+		error("networking: Could not bind: %s", strerror(errno));
 		warn("networking: Not listening on %s:%s", bindObj->address == NULL ? "0.0.0.0" : bindObj->address, bindObj->port);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -551,10 +596,7 @@ void* listenThread(void* _bind) {
 			.path = NULL,
 			.queryString = NULL
 		};
-		connection->headers = (struct headers) {
-			.number = 0,
-			.headers = NULL
-		};
+		connection->headers = headers_create();
 		connection->threads = (struct threads) {
 			/*
 			 * This is really hacky. pthread_t is no(t always an) integer.
diff --git a/src/networking.h b/src/networking.h
index 435acd2..e641c64 100644
--- a/src/networking.h
+++ b/src/networking.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct networkingConfig {
 	struct binds binds;
 	long connectionTimeout;
 	long maxConnections;
-	struct headers defaultResponse;
+	struct headers defaultHeaders;
 	handlerGetter_t getHandler;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df4f155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "status.h"
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "logging.h"
+
+struct statusStrings getStatusStrings(int status) {
+	switch(status) {
+		case 100:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Continue",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 101:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Switching Protocols",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 102:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Processing",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+
+		case 200:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "OK",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 201:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Created",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 202:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Accepted",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 203:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Non-Authoritative Information",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 204:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "No Content",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 205:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Reset Content",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 206:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Partial Content",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 207:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Multi-Status",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 208:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Already Reported",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 226:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "IM Used",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+
+		case 300:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Multiple Choices",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 301:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Moved Permanently",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 302:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Found (Moved Temporarily)",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 303:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "See Other",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 304:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Not Modified",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 305:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Use Proxy",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 306:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "(reserved)",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 307:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Temporary Redirect",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 308:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Permanent Redirect",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+
+		case 400:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Bad Request",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 401:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Unauthorized",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 402:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Payment Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 403:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Forbidden",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 404:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Not found",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 405:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Method Not Allowed",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 406:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Not Acceptable",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 407:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Proxy Auhentication Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 408:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Request Timeout",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 409:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Conflict",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 410:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Gone",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 411:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Length Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 412:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Precondition Failed",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 413:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Request Entity Too Large",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 414:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "URI Too Long",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 415:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Unsupported Media Type",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 416:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Requested Range Not Satisfiable",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 417:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Expectation Failed",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 420:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Policy Not Fulfilled",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 421:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Misdirected Request",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 422:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Unprocessable Entity",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 423:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Locked",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 424:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Failed Dependency",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 426:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Upgrade Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 428:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Precondition Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 429:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Too Many Requests",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 431:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Request Header Fields Too Large",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 451:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Unavailable For Legal Reasons",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+
+		case 500:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Internal Server Error",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 501:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Not Implemented",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 502:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Bad Gateway",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 503:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Service Unavailable",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 504:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Gateway Timeout",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 505:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "HTTP Version Not Supported",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 506:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Variant Also Negotiates",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 507:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Insufficient Storage",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 508:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Loop Detected",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 509:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 510:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Not Extended",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+		case 511:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Notwork Authentication Required",
+				.statusFormat = ""
+			};
+
+		default:
+			return (struct statusStrings) {
+				.statusString = "Unknown Status Code",
+				.statusFormat = "This is pretty bad."
+			};
+	}
+}
+
+void status(struct request request, struct response response, int status) {
+	struct headers headers = headers_create();
+	int fd = response.sendHeader(status, &headers, &request);
+	headers_free(&headers);
+
+	FILE* stream = fdopen(fd, "w");
+	if (stream == NULL) {
+		error("status: Couldn't get stream from fd: %s", strerror(errno));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct statusStrings string = getStatusStrings(status);
+
+	fprintf(stream, "<!DOCTYPE html>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "<html>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "	<head>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "		<title>%s</title>\n", string.statusString);
+	fprintf(stream, "	</head>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "	<body>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "		<h1>%s</h1>\n", string.statusString);
+	fprintf(stream, string.statusFormat, request.metaData.path);
+	fprintf(stream, "		<hr />\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "	</body>\n");
+	fprintf(stream, "<!DOCTYPE html>\n");
+
+	fclose(stream);
+}
+
+void status500(struct request request, struct response response) {
+	status(request, response, 500);
+}
diff --git a/src/status.h b/src/status.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1f0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef STATUS_H
+#define STATUS_H
+
+#include "misc.h"
+
+struct statusStrings {
+	const char* statusString;
+	const char* statusFormat;
+};
+
+struct statusStrings getStatusStrings(int status);
+
+void status500(struct request request, struct response response);
+
+#endif