diff --git a/modules/head.py b/modules/head.py
index 235db58..8a5f55c 100644
--- a/modules/head.py
+++ b/modules/head.py
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ def head(phenny, input):
         info = web.head(uri)
         info['status'] = '200'
     except web.HTTPError as e:
-        return phenny.say(str(e.code))
+        if hasattr(e, 'code'):
+            return phenny.say(str(e.code))
+        else:
+            return phenny.say(str(e.response.status_code))
     except web.ConnectionError:
         return phenny.say("Can't connect to %s" % uri)
 
diff --git a/modules/test/test_head.py b/modules/test/test_head.py
index fdfe95c..d92ceee 100644
--- a/modules/test/test_head.py
+++ b/modules/test/test_head.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ class TestHead(unittest.TestCase):
                 '\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} UTC, [0-9\.]+ s$', out, flags=re.UNICODE)
         self.assertTrue(m)
 
+    def test_head_404(self):
+        input = Mock(group=lambda x: 'http://vtluug.org/trigger_404')
+        head(self.phenny, input)
+
+        out = self.phenny.say.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertEqual(out, '404')
+
     def test_header(self):
         input = Mock(group=lambda x: 'http://vtluug.org Server')
         head(self.phenny, input)