diff --git a/src/lib/errors.js b/src/lib/errors.js
index e3d4b3141..2349025e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/errors.js
+++ b/src/lib/errors.js
@@ -92,53 +92,54 @@ errors.RequestTypeError = function RequestTypeError(feature) {
 };
 _.inherits(errors.RequestTypeError, ErrorAbstract);
 
-var statusCodes = {
-  300: 'Multiple Choices',
-  301: 'Moved Permanently',
-  302: 'Found',
-  303: 'See Other',
-  304: 'Not Modified',
-  305: 'Use Proxy',
-  307: 'Temporary Redirect',
-  308: 'Permanent Redirect',
-  400: 'Bad Request',
-  401: 'Authentication Exception',
-  402: 'Payment Required',
-  403: ['Authorization Exception', 'Forbidden'],
-  404: 'Not Found',
-  405: 'Method Not Allowed',
-  406: 'Not Acceptable',
-  407: 'Proxy Authentication Required',
-  408: 'Request Timeout',
-  409: 'Conflict',
-  410: 'Gone',
-  411: 'Length Required',
-  412: 'Precondition Failed',
-  413: 'Request Entity Too Large',
-  414: 'Request URIToo Long',
-  415: 'Unsupported Media Type',
-  416: 'Requested Range Not Satisfiable',
-  417: 'Expectation Failed',
-  418: 'Im ATeapot',
-  421: 'Too Many Connections From This IP',
-  426: 'Upgrade Required',
-  429: 'Too Many Requests',
-  450: 'Blocked By Windows Parental Controls',
-  494: 'Request Header Too Large',
-  497: 'HTTPTo HTTPS',
-  499: 'Client Closed Request',
+var statusCodes = [
+  [ 300, 'Multiple Choices' ],
+  [ 301, 'Moved Permanently' ],
+  [ 302, 'Found' ],
+  [ 303, 'See Other' ],
+  [ 304, 'Not Modified' ],
+  [ 305, 'Use Proxy' ],
+  [ 307, 'Temporary Redirect' ],
+  [ 308, 'Permanent Redirect' ],
+  [ 400, 'Bad Request' ],
+  [ 401, 'Authentication Exception' ],
+  [ 402, 'Payment Required' ],
+  [ 403, ['Authorization Exception', 'Forbidden'] ],
+  [ 404, 'Not Found' ],
+  [ 405, 'Method Not Allowed' ],
+  [ 406, 'Not Acceptable' ],
+  [ 407, 'Proxy Authentication Required' ],
+  [ 408, 'Request Timeout' ],
+  [ 409, 'Conflict' ],
+  [ 410, 'Gone' ],
+  [ 411, 'Length Required' ],
+  [ 412, 'Precondition Failed' ],
+  [ 413, 'Request Entity Too Large' ],
+  [ 414, 'Request URIToo Long' ],
+  [ 415, 'Unsupported Media Type' ],
+  [ 416, 'Requested Range Not Satisfiable' ],
+  [ 417, 'Expectation Failed' ],
+  [ 418, 'Im ATeapot' ],
+  [ 421, 'Too Many Connections From This IP' ],
+  [ 426, 'Upgrade Required' ],
+  [ 429, 'Too Many Requests' ],
+  [ 450, 'Blocked By Windows Parental Controls' ],
+  [ 494, 'Request Header Too Large' ],
+  [ 497, 'HTTPTo HTTPS' ],
+  [ 499, 'Client Closed Request' ],
+  [ 500, 'Internal Server Error' ],
+  [ 501, 'Not Implemented' ],
+  [ 502, 'Bad Gateway' ],
+  [ 503, 'Service Unavailable' ],
+  [ 504, 'Gateway Timeout' ],
+  [ 505, 'HTTPVersion Not Supported' ],
+  [ 506, 'Variant Also Negotiates' ],
+  [ 510, 'Not Extended' ]
+];
 
-  500: 'Internal Server Error',
-  501: 'Not Implemented',
-  502: 'Bad Gateway',
-  503: 'Service Unavailable',
-  504: 'Gateway Timeout',
-  505: 'HTTPVersion Not Supported',
-  506: 'Variant Also Negotiates',
-  510: 'Not Extended'
-};
-
-_.each(statusCodes, function createStatusCodeError(names, status) {
+_.each(statusCodes, function createStatusCodeError(tuple) {
+  var status = tuple[0];
+  var names = tuple[1];
   var allNames = [].concat(names, status);
   var primaryName = allNames[0];
   var className = _.studlyCase(primaryName);
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/errors.js b/test/unit/specs/errors.js
index 4473645e1..fb885c0e3 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/errors.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/errors.js
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ describe('Error Abstract', function () {
     expect(err.stack).to.be.a('string');
   });
 });
+
+describe('StatusCodeError', function () {
+  it('exposes status code as a number', function () {
+    var err = new errors['404']();
+    expect(err.status).to.be(404);
+    expect(err.status).to.not.be('404');
+  });
+});