diff --git a/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py b/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
index d85ff55..05b640d 100644
--- a/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
+++ b/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class AuthorsController(RestController):
     def get(self, id):
         if id == 999:
             raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError('Wrong ID')
+
+        if id == 911:
+            return wsme.api.Response(Author(),
+                                     status_code=401)
         author = Author()
         author.id = id
         author.firstname = u"aname"
diff --git a/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py b/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
index 506f0ef..af8942c 100644
--- a/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
+++ b/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ class TestWS(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertEqual(res.status, '400 Bad Request')
         assert '<faultcode>Client</faultcode>' in res.body
 
+    def test_non_default_response(self):
+        res = self.app.get(
+            '/authors/911.json',
+            expect_errors=True
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 401)
+        self.assertEqual(res.status, '401 Unauthorized')
+
     def test_serversideerror(self):
         res = self.app.get('/divide_by_zero.json', expect_errors=True)
         self.assertEqual(res.status, '500 Internal Server Error')