diff --git a/docs/essential/life-cycle.md b/docs/essential/life-cycle.md
index 9d8b49bd..74c72906 100644
--- a/docs/essential/life-cycle.md
+++ b/docs/essential/life-cycle.md
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ import { validateSession } from './user'
 new Elysia()
     .get('/', () => 'hi', {
         beforeHandle({ set, cookie: { session }, status }) {
-            if (!validateSession(session.value)) return status(401)
+            if (!validateSession(session.value)) return status('Unauthorized')
         }
     })
     .listen(3000)
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ new Elysia()
     .guard(
         {
             beforeHandle({ set, cookie: { session }, status }) {
-                if (!validateSession(session.value)) return status(401)
+                if (!validateSession(session.value)) return status('Unauthorized')
             }
         },
         (app) =>
diff --git a/docs/patterns/error-handling.md b/docs/patterns/error-handling.md
index 7ad6e6a2..454fc273 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/error-handling.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/error-handling.md
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ new Elysia()
     })
 ```
 
+Here we use `status(418)` which is the "I'm a teapot" status code. You can also use the string name directly: `status("I'm a teapot")`. See [Status and Headers](/tutorial/getting-started/status-and-headers) for more on using status codes.
+
 <Playground
     :elysia="demo"
 />