diff --git a/lib/handlers/error.js b/lib/handlers/error.js
index dd4040f6..2700cff9 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/error.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/error.js
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ module.exports = Observable.extend({
 
   // Fall through handler for when no routes match.
   notFound: function (req, res, next) {
+    var error = new errors.NotFound('Page Does Not Exist');
     if (req.accepts('html')) {
-      this.renderErrorPage(err, req, res);
+      this.renderErrorPage(error, req, res);
     } else {
-      var error = new errors.NotFound('Page Does Not Exist');
       this.renderError(error, req, res);
     }
   },