diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 285ae916..85ace5fc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-10 07:40:29) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-10 07:47:49) stable
diff --git a/gluon/http.py b/gluon/http.py
index 50134959..05330a22 100644
--- a/gluon/http.py
+++ b/gluon/http.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class HTTP(BaseException):
         else:
             status = str(status)
             if not regex_status.match(status):
-                status = "500 UNKNOWN ERROR"
+                status = '500 %s' % (defined_status[500])
         if not 'Content-Type' in headers:
             headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
         body = self.body