diff --git a/net/http/src/THttpServer.cxx b/net/http/src/THttpServer.cxx
index 839403667c342..f0b1f6b98d05f 100644
--- a/net/http/src/THttpServer.cxx
+++ b/net/http/src/THttpServer.cxx
@@ -1163,8 +1163,10 @@ Bool_t THttpServer::ExecuteWS(std::shared_ptr<THttpCallArg> &arg, Bool_t externa
       return kTRUE;
    }
 
-   if (!handler)
+   if (!handler) {
+      arg->Set404();
       return kFALSE;
+   }
 
    Bool_t process = kFALSE;