diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index fa92e7d..6559a8b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -92,20 +92,25 @@ sendbooks(struct kreq *r)
   struct kjsonreq    req;
   const char *errid;
   int64_t id = -1;
+  struct book *b = NULL;
 
-  http_open(r, KHTTP_200);
-  kjson_open(&req, r);
-  kjson_obj_open(&req);
-  kjson_putstringp(&req, "data", "books");
   if (NULL != r->fieldmap[KEY_ID])
     id = r->fieldmap[KEY_ID]->parsed.i;
   if (r->path[0] != '\0')
     id = strtonum(r->path, INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX, &errid);
   if (id > 0) {
-      kjson_putintp(&req, "id", id);
-      db_book_load(r, id);
+    b = db_book_load(r, id);
+  }
+  http_open(r, (id > 0 && NULL == b) ? KHTTP_404 : KHTTP_200);
+  kjson_open(&req, r);
+  kjson_obj_open(&req);
+  if (NULL == b) {
+    kjson_putstringp(&req, "data", "error");
+  } else {
+    kjson_putstringp(&req, "data", "books");
+    kjson_putintp(&req, "id", b->id);
+    kjson_putstringp(&req, "title", b->title);
   }
-
   kjson_putstringp(&req, "_path", r->path);
   kjson_putstringp(&req, "_pname", r->pname);
   kjson_putstringp(&req, "_pagename", r->pagename);