diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bdb88dd1..d128ff999 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn main() {
         Application::default("/")
             .middleware(middlewares::Logger::default())  // <- register logger middleware
             .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get(|req| ws::start(req, MyWebSocket))) // <- websocket route
-            .route("/", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true))) // <- server static files
+            .route("/", fs::StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true))) // <- serve static files
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
     Arbiter::system().send(msgs::SystemExit(0));
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index dae9e0626..f6ff9cb29 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,18 @@ fn main() {
         // generates doc tests for `README.md`.
         skeptic::generate_doc_tests(
             &["README.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_1.md",
               "guide/src/qs_2.md",
               "guide/src/qs_3.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_4.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_5.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_6.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_7.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_9.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_10.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_11.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_12.md",
+              "guide/src/qs_13.md",
             ]);
     } else {
         let _ = fs::File::create(f);
diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index fc2a55355..f42642f0e 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn main() {
                 }
             })
             // static files
-            .route("/static", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
+            .route("/static", fs::StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
     println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080");
diff --git a/examples/websocket-chat/src/main.rs b/examples/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
index ae123d5ee..8a83e35dc 100644
--- a/examples/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fn main() {
             // websocket
             .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get(chat_route))
             // static resources
-            .route("/static", StaticFiles::new("static/", true)))
+            .route("/static", fs::StaticFiles::new("static/", true)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
     let _ = sys.run();
diff --git a/examples/websocket.rs b/examples/websocket.rs
index 24a88d03b..655fca05e 100644
--- a/examples/websocket.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn main() {
             // websocket route
             .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get(ws_index))
             // static files
-            .route("/", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
+            .route("/", fs::StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         // start http server on 127.0.0.1:8080
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_4.md b/guide/src/qs_4.md
index 969d01b8f..1675b3a19 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_4.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_4.md
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ A request handler can by any object that implements
 By default actix provdes several `Handler` implementations:
 
 * Simple function that accepts `HttpRequest` and returns any object that 
-  can be converted to `HttpResponse`
+  implements `FromRequest` trait
 * Function that accepts `HttpRequest` and returns `Result<Reply, Into<Error>>` object.
 * Function that accepts `HttpRequest` and return actor that has `HttpContext<A>`as a context. 
 
-Actix provides response conversion into `HttpResponse` for some standard types, 
+Actix provides response `FromRequest` implementation for some standard types, 
 like `&'static str`, `String`, etc.
 For complete list of implementations check 
-[HttpResponse documentation](../actix_web/struct.HttpResponse.html#implementations).
+[FromRequest documentation](../actix_web/trait.FromRequest.html#foreign-impls).
 
 Examples:
 
@@ -58,19 +58,18 @@ struct MyObj {
     name: String,
 }
 
-/// we have to convert Error into HttpResponse as well, but with 
-/// specialization this could be handled genericly.
-impl Into<HttpResponse> for MyObj {
-    fn into(self) -> HttpResponse {
-        let body = match serde_json::to_string(&self) {
-            Err(err) => return Error::from(err).into(),
-            Ok(body) => body,
-        };
+/// we have to convert Error into HttpResponse as well
+impl FromRequest for MyObj {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
+        let body = serde_json::to_string(&self)?;
 
         // Create response and set content type
-        HttpResponse::Ok()
+        Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
             .content_type("application/json")
-            .body(body).unwrap()
+            .body(body)?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,20 +89,6 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
-If `specialization` is enabled, conversion could be simplier:
-
-```rust,ignore
-impl Into<Result<HttpResponse>> for MyObj {
-    fn into(self) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
-        let body = serde_json::to_string(&self)?;
-
-        Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-            .content_type("application/json")
-            .body(body)?)
-    }
-}
-```
-
 ## Async handlers
 
 There are two different types of async handlers. 
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_5.md b/guide/src/qs_5.md
index adf96c903..849056dc1 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_5.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_5.md
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ used later in a request handler to access the matched value for that part. This
 done by looking up the identifier in the `HttpRequest.match_info` object:
 
 ```rust
-extern crate actix;
+extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::*;
 
-fn index(req: Httprequest) -> String {
-    format!("Hello, {}", req.match_info["name"])
+fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
+    format!("Hello, {}", &req.match_info()["name"])
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ implements `FromParam` trait. For example most of standard integer types
 implements `FromParam` trait. i.e.:
 
 ```rust
-extern crate actix;
+extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::*;
 
-fn index(req: Httprequest) -> String {
+fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
     let v1: u8 = req.match_info().query("v1")?;
     let v2: u8 = req.match_info().query("v2")?;
-    format!("Values {} {}", v1, v2)
+    Ok(format!("Values {} {}", v1, v2))
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -146,18 +146,18 @@ safe to interpolate within, or use as a suffix of, a path without additional
 checks.
 
 ```rust
-extern crate actix;
+extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::*;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-fn index(req: Httprequest) -> String {
+fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
     let path: PathBuf = req.match_info().query("tail")?;
-    format!("Path {:?}", path)
+    Ok(format!("Path {:?}", path))
 }
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/a/{tail:**}", |r| r.get(index))
+        .resource(r"/a/{tail:*}", |r| r.get(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/dev.rs b/src/dev.rs
index 537590651..7e597c9d6 100644
--- a/src/dev.rs
+++ b/src/dev.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 //! ```
 
 // dev specific
+pub use route::Handler;
 pub use pipeline::Pipeline;
-pub use route::{Handler, FromRequest};
 pub use channel::{HttpChannel, HttpHandler};
 pub use recognizer::{FromParam, RouteRecognizer};
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 606a92580..8ed5ccf97 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use httpcodes::{HTTPBadRequest, HTTPMethodNotAllowed, HTTPExpectationFailed};
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 /// General purpose actix web error
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Fail, Debug)]
 pub struct Error {
     cause: Box<ResponseError>,
 }
diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 0618fa40c..75650a05e 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Static files support.
-//!
-//! TODO: needs to re-implement actual files handling, current impl blocks
+
+// //! TODO: needs to re-implement actual files handling, current impl blocks
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::fmt::Write;
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ use httpcodes::{HTTPOk, HTTPNotFound};
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// extern crate actix_web;
-/// use actix_web::*;
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let app = Application::default("/")
-///         .route("/static", StaticFiles::new(".", true))
+///     let app = actix_web::Application::default("/")
+///         .route("/static", actix_web::fs::StaticFiles::new(".", true))
 ///         .finish();
 /// }
 /// ```
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ impl StaticFiles {
     /// Create new `StaticFiles` instance
     ///
     /// `dir` - base directory
+    ///
     /// `index` - show index for directory
     pub fn new<D: Into<PathBuf>>(dir: D, index: bool) -> StaticFiles {
         let dir = dir.into();
diff --git a/src/httpcodes.rs b/src/httpcodes.rs
index 013e16d39..64d308d5f 100644
--- a/src/httpcodes.rs
+++ b/src/httpcodes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Basic http responses
 #![allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
-use http::StatusCode;
+use http::{StatusCode, Error as HttpError};
 
 use body::Body;
 use route::{Reply, RouteHandler, FromRequest};
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ impl<S> RouteHandler<S> for StaticResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for StaticResponse {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        Reply::response(HttpResponse::new(self.0, Body::Empty))
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
+        self.build().body(Body::Empty)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/httpresponse.rs b/src/httpresponse.rs
index 35499ef55..21663853c 100644
--- a/src/httpresponse.rs
+++ b/src/httpresponse.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ use http::{StatusCode, Version, HeaderMap, HttpTryFrom, Error as HttpError};
 use http::header::{self, HeaderName, HeaderValue};
 use serde_json;
 use serde::Serialize;
-
 use Cookie;
 use body::Body;
 use error::Error;
-use route::{Reply, FromRequest};
+use route::FromRequest;
 use encoding::ContentEncoding;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 
@@ -461,8 +460,11 @@ impl From<HttpResponseBuilder> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for HttpResponseBuilder {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        Reply::response(self)
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(mut self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
+        self.finish()
     }
 }
 
@@ -476,11 +478,13 @@ impl From<&'static str> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for &'static str {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -494,11 +498,13 @@ impl From<&'static [u8]> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for &'static [u8] {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -512,11 +518,13 @@ impl From<String> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for String {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -530,11 +538,13 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a String> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl<'a> FromRequest for &'a String {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -548,11 +558,13 @@ impl From<Bytes> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for Bytes {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -566,11 +578,13 @@ impl From<BytesMut> for HttpResponse {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for BytesMut {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = HttpError;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
         HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self)
-            .from_request(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -650,6 +664,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_into_response() {
+        let req = HttpRequest::default();
+
         let resp: HttpResponse = "test".into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
@@ -657,6 +673,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from("test"));
 
+        let resp: HttpResponse = "test".from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("text/plain; charset=utf-8"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from("test"));
+
         let resp: HttpResponse = b"test".as_ref().into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
@@ -664,6 +687,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(b"test".as_ref()));
 
+        let resp: HttpResponse = b"test".as_ref().from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(b"test".as_ref()));
+
         let resp: HttpResponse = "test".to_owned().into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
@@ -671,6 +701,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from("test".to_owned()));
 
+        let resp: HttpResponse = "test".to_owned().from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("text/plain; charset=utf-8"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from("test".to_owned()));
+
         let resp: HttpResponse = (&"test".to_owned()).into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
@@ -678,6 +715,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from((&"test".to_owned())));
 
+        let resp: HttpResponse = (&"test".to_owned()).from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("text/plain; charset=utf-8"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from((&"test".to_owned())));
+
         let b = Bytes::from_static(b"test");
         let resp: HttpResponse = b.into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
@@ -686,6 +730,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(Bytes::from_static(b"test")));
 
+        let b = Bytes::from_static(b"test");
+        let resp: HttpResponse = b.from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(Bytes::from_static(b"test")));
+
         let b = BytesMut::from("test");
         let resp: HttpResponse = b.into();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
@@ -693,5 +745,13 @@ mod tests {
                    header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"));
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(BytesMut::from("test")));
+
+        let b = BytesMut::from("test");
+        let resp: HttpResponse = b.from_request(req.clone()).ok().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+                   header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"));
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(resp.body().binary().unwrap(), &Binary::from(BytesMut::from("test")));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ddcf67e85..61c6a0a4f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ mod resource;
 mod recognizer;
 mod route;
 mod pipeline;
-mod fs;
 mod server;
 mod channel;
 mod wsframe;
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ mod h2;
 mod h1writer;
 mod h2writer;
 
+pub mod fs;
 pub mod ws;
 pub mod dev;
 pub mod error;
@@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ pub use application::Application;
 pub use httprequest::{HttpRequest, UrlEncoded};
 pub use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 pub use payload::{Payload, PayloadItem};
-pub use route::Reply;
+pub use route::{Reply, FromRequest};
 pub use resource::Resource;
 pub use recognizer::Params;
 pub use server::HttpServer;
 pub use context::HttpContext;
-pub use fs::StaticFiles;
 
 // re-exports
 pub use http::{Method, StatusCode, Version};
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index e949fd853..7a1fbcbc5 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 
 use actix::Actor;
 use futures::Future;
@@ -21,7 +20,13 @@ pub trait Handler<S>: 'static {
 }
 
 pub trait FromRequest {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply;
+    /// The associated item which can be returned.
+    type Item: Into<Reply>;
+
+    /// The associated error which can be returned.
+    type Error: Into<Error>;
+
+    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Self::Item, Self::Error>;
 }
 
 /// Handler<S> for Fn()
@@ -72,46 +77,53 @@ impl Reply {
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for Reply {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        self
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, Error> {
+        Ok(self)
     }
 }
 
 impl FromRequest for HttpResponse {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        Reply(ReplyItem::Message(self))
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, Error> {
+        Ok(Reply(ReplyItem::Message(self)))
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(actix_nightly)]
-default impl<T: FromRequest> FromRequest for T
-{
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        self.from_request(req)
+impl From<HttpResponse> for Reply {
+
+    fn from(resp: HttpResponse) -> Reply {
+        Reply(ReplyItem::Message(resp))
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(actix_nightly)]
-default impl<T: Into<HttpResponse>, E: Into<Error>> FromRequest for StdResult<T, E> {
-    fn from_request(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
+impl<T: Into<HttpResponse>, E: Into<Error>> FromRequest for Result<T, E> {
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = E;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, Self::Error> {
         match self {
-            Ok(val) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(val.into())), //val.from_request(req),
-            Err(err) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(err.into().into())),
+            Ok(val) => Ok(Reply(ReplyItem::Message(val.into()))),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: Into<Error>> FromRequest for StdResult<Reply, E> {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        match self {
-            Ok(val) => val,
-            Err(err) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(err.into().into())),
-        }
+impl<E: Into<Error>> FromRequest for Result<Reply, E> {
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = E;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, E> {
+        self
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: Into<Error>> From<StdResult<Reply, E>> for Reply {
-    fn from(res: StdResult<Reply, E>) -> Self {
+impl<E: Into<Error>> From<Result<Reply, E>> for Reply {
+    fn from(res: Result<Reply, E>) -> Self {
         match res {
             Ok(val) => val,
             Err(err) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(err.into().into())),
@@ -119,23 +131,18 @@ impl<E: Into<Error>> From<StdResult<Reply, E>> for Reply {
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: Into<Error>> FromRequest for StdResult<HttpResponse, E> {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        match self {
-            Ok(val) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(val)),
-            Err(err) => Reply(ReplyItem::Message(err.into().into())),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl<A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A, S>>, S: 'static> FromRequest for HttpContext<A, S>
 {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        Reply(ReplyItem::Actor(Box::new(self)))
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, Error> {
+        Ok(Reply(ReplyItem::Actor(Box::new(self))))
     }
 }
 
 impl<A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A, S>>, S: 'static> From<HttpContext<A, S>> for Reply {
+
     fn from(ctx: HttpContext<A, S>) -> Reply {
         Reply(ReplyItem::Actor(Box::new(ctx)))
     }
@@ -143,8 +150,11 @@ impl<A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A, S>>, S: 'static> From<HttpContext<A, S>> fo
 
 impl FromRequest for Box<Future<Item=HttpResponse, Error=Error>>
 {
-    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Reply {
-        Reply(ReplyItem::Future(self))
+    type Item = Reply;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn from_request(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<Reply, Error> {
+        Ok(Reply(ReplyItem::Future(self)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +191,10 @@ impl<S, H, R> RouteHandler<S> for WrapHandler<S, H, R>
 {
     fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
         let req2 = req.clone_without_state();
-        self.h.handle(req).from_request(req2)
+        match self.h.handle(req).from_request(req2) {
+            Ok(reply) => reply.into(),
+            Err(err) => Reply::response(err.into()),
+        }
     }
 }