diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 220031db75..a2e2f170cf 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -129,12 +129,24 @@ object App {
       render.plain("we never make it here").toFuture
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Custom Error Handling with custom Exception
+     *
+     * curl http://localhost:7070/unautorized
+     */
+    class Unauthorized extends Exception
+
+    get("/unauthorized") { request =>
+      throw new Unauthorized
+    }
+
     error { request =>
       request.error match {
         case Some(e:ArithmeticException) =>
           render.status(500).plain("whoops, divide by zero!").toFuture
+        case Some(e:Unauthorized) =>
+          render.status(401).plain("Not Authorized!").toFuture
         case _ =>
-          println(request.error)
           render.status(500).plain("Something went wrong!").toFuture
       }
     }