diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index bc655b0c..dcca3226 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ impl FileSystem {
         for (i, component) in path.components().enumerate() {
             if let Component::Normal(c) = component {
                 if !priviledged && i == 0 && c.eq_ignore_ascii_case("sqlpage") {
-                    anyhow::bail!("Access to the sqlpage config directory is not allowed.");
+                    anyhow::bail!(ErrorWithStatus {
+                        status: actix_web::http::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                    });
                 }
             } else {
                 anyhow::bail!(
diff --git a/src/webserver/error_with_status.rs b/src/webserver/error_with_status.rs
index 23f1a8da..1b3c09c7 100644
--- a/src/webserver/error_with_status.rs
+++ b/src/webserver/error_with_status.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, ResponseError};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ErrorWithStatus {
@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ErrorWithStatus {
     }
 }
 impl std::error::Error for ErrorWithStatus {}
+
+impl ResponseError for ErrorWithStatus {
+    fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+        self.status
+    }
+    fn error_response(&self) -> actix_web::HttpResponse {
+        actix_web::HttpResponse::build(self.status).body(self.status.to_string())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/webserver/http.rs b/src/webserver/http.rs
index bfa8d77d..276b8e94 100644
--- a/src/webserver/http.rs
+++ b/src/webserver/http.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::webserver::database::{stream_query_results, DbItem};
 use crate::webserver::ErrorWithStatus;
 use crate::{AppState, Config, ParsedSqlFile};
 use actix_web::dev::{fn_service, ServiceFactory, ServiceRequest};
-use actix_web::error::{ErrorInternalServerError, ErrorNotFound};
+use actix_web::error::ErrorInternalServerError;
 use actix_web::http::header::{ContentType, Header, HttpDate, IfModifiedSince, LastModified};
 use actix_web::http::{header, StatusCode, Uri};
 use actix_web::web::Form;
@@ -411,24 +411,21 @@ async fn process_sql_request(
         .sql_file_cache
         .get(app_state, &sql_path)
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            log::error!("Error while trying to get SQL file: {:#}", e);
-            if e.downcast_ref()
-                == Some(&ErrorWithStatus {
-                    status: StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-                })
-            {
-                ErrorNotFound("The requested file was not found.")
-            } else {
-                ErrorInternalServerError(format!(
-                    "An error occurred while trying to handle your request: {e:#}"
-                ))
-            }
-        })?;
+        .map_err(anyhow_err_to_actix)?;
     let response = render_sql(&mut req, sql_file).await?;
     Ok(req.into_response(response))
 }
 
+fn anyhow_err_to_actix(e: anyhow::Error) -> actix_web::Error {
+    log::error!("Error while trying to get SQL file: {:#}", e);
+    match e.downcast::<ErrorWithStatus>() {
+        Ok(err) => actix_web::Error::from(err),
+        Err(e) => ErrorInternalServerError(format!(
+            "An error occurred while trying to handle your request: {e:#}"
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
 async fn serve_file(
     path: &str,
     state: &AppState,
@@ -441,7 +438,7 @@ async fn serve_file(
             .file_system
             .modified_since(state, path.as_ref(), since, false)
             .await
-            .map_err(actix_web::error::ErrorBadRequest)?;
+            .map_err(anyhow_err_to_actix)?;
         if !modified {
             return Ok(HttpResponse::NotModified().finish());
         }
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@ async fn serve_file(
         .file_system
         .read_file(state, path.as_ref(), false)
         .await
-        .map_err(actix_web::error::ErrorBadRequest)
+        .map_err(anyhow_err_to_actix)
         .map(|b| {
             HttpResponse::Ok()
                 .insert_header(
diff --git a/tests/index.rs b/tests/index.rs
index b27e111d..17f4695a 100644
--- a/tests/index.rs
+++ b/tests/index.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use actix_web::{
+    body::MessageBody,
     http::{self, header::ContentType},
     test,
 };
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ use sqlpage::{app_config::AppConfig, webserver::http::main_handler, AppState};
 
 #[actix_web::test]
 async fn test_index_ok() {
-    let resp = req_path("/").await;
+    let resp = req_path("/").await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), http::StatusCode::OK);
     let body = test::read_body(resp).await;
     assert!(body.starts_with(b"<!DOCTYPE html>"));
@@ -16,7 +17,20 @@ async fn test_index_ok() {
     assert!(!body.contains("error"));
 }
 
-async fn req_path(path: &str) -> actix_web::dev::ServiceResponse {
+#[actix_web::test]
+async fn test_access_config_forbidden() {
+    let resp_result = req_path("/sqlpage/sqlpage.json").await;
+    assert!(resp_result.is_err(), "Accessing the config file should be forbidden, but we received a response: {resp_result:?}");
+    let resp = resp_result.unwrap_err().error_response();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), http::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+    assert!(
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&resp.into_body().try_into_bytes().unwrap())
+            .to_lowercase()
+            .contains("forbidden"),
+    );
+}
+
+async fn req_path(path: &str) -> Result<actix_web::dev::ServiceResponse, actix_web::Error> {
     init_log();
     let config = test_config();
     let state = AppState::init(&config).await.unwrap();
@@ -26,7 +40,7 @@ async fn req_path(path: &str) -> actix_web::dev::ServiceResponse {
         .app_data(data)
         .insert_header(ContentType::plaintext())
         .to_srv_request();
-    main_handler(req).await.unwrap()
+    main_handler(req).await
 }
 
 pub fn test_config() -> AppConfig {
@@ -44,5 +58,5 @@ pub fn test_config() -> AppConfig {
 }
 
 fn init_log() {
-    env_logger::builder().is_test(true).try_init().unwrap();
+    let _ = env_logger::builder().is_test(true).try_init();
 }