diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
index c0220b648..89abd570f 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ const errorIndex = (props)=>{
 
 		**Brew ID:**  ${props.brew.brewId}`,
 
+		// Database Connection Lost
+		'13' : dedent`
+		## Database connection has been lost.
+		
+		The server could not communicate with the database.`,
+
 		//account page when account is not defined
 		'50' : dedent`
 		## You are not signed in
diff --git a/server/middleware/dbCheck.js b/server/middleware/dbCheck.js
index e90190517..154ab4a9c 100644
--- a/server/middleware/dbCheck.js
+++ b/server/middleware/dbCheck.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ export default (req, res, next)=>{
 	if(config.get('node_env') == 'test') return next();
 
 	if(mongoose.connection.readyState == 1) return next();
-	return res.status(503).send({
-		message : 'Unable to connect to database',
-		state   : mongoose.connection.readyState
-	});
+	throw {
+		HBErrorCode : 13,
+		name        : 'Database Connection Error',
+		message     : 'Unable to connect to database',
+		status      : mongoose.connection.readyState
+	};
 };