diff --git a/controller/404.go b/controller/404.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..702b912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/404.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	//"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// IndexGET displays the home page
+func NotFound404(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
+
+	http.Redirect(w, r, "/404.html", 404)
+
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "test")
+}
diff --git a/public/404.html b/public/404.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bca257a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/404.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+404: Page not found
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/route/route.go b/route/route.go
index cad3613..3961d06 100644
--- a/route/route.go
+++ b/route/route.go
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ func Routes() *httprouter.Router {
 	//set up public folder path
 	r.ServeFiles("/public/*filepath", http.Dir("./public"))
 
+	//404 not found
+	r.NotFound = http.NotFoundHandler()
 	return r
 }