diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5927ccba..f12c5604 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.2.8 - 27 Dec 2024
+Bug fix:
+- [#966](https://github.com/elysiajs/elysia/issues/966) generic error somehow return 200
+
 # 1.2.7 - 27 Dec 2024
 Bug fix:
 - macro doesn't work with guard
@@ -7,7 +11,7 @@ Bug fix:
 - [#952](https://github.com/elysiajs/elysia/issues/952) onAfterResponse does not provide mapped response value unless aot is disabled
 - `mapResponse.response` is `{}` if no response schema is provided
 - Response doesn't reconcile when handler return `Response` is used with `mapResponse`
-- `onError` now accept `error` as `number` when `Elysia.error` is thrown (but not return)
+- `onError` now accepts `error` as `number` when `Elysia.error` is thrown (but not returned)
 
 # 1.2.6 - 25 Dec 2024
 Bug fix:
diff --git a/example/a.ts b/example/a.ts
index 048dc5e1..20b279a8 100644
--- a/example/a.ts
+++ b/example/a.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Elysia, t, error } from '../src'
+import { Elysia, t, error, StatusMap } from '../src'
 import { req } from '../test/utils'
 
 const app = new Elysia()
 	.get('/', () => {
-		throw error("I'm a teapot")
+		throw new Error("A")
 	})
 	.listen(3000)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b33a2624..9fa0adbb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "elysia",
 	"description": "Ergonomic Framework for Human",
-	"version": "1.2.7",
+	"version": "1.2.8",
 	"author": {
 		"name": "saltyAom",
 		"url": "https://github.com/SaltyAom",
diff --git a/src/adapter/web-standard/index.ts b/src/adapter/web-standard/index.ts
index 3052f53c..8d427894 100644
--- a/src/adapter/web-standard/index.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/web-standard/index.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export const WebStandardAdapter: ElysiaAdapter = {
 		unknownError:
 			`return new Response(` +
 			`error.message,` +
-			`{headers:set.headers,status:error.status}` +
+			`{headers:set.headers,status:error.status??set.status??500}` +
 			`)`
 	},
 	listen() {
diff --git a/test/core/handle-error.test.ts b/test/core/handle-error.test.ts
index 6fee2d4a..6b1cbf2b 100644
--- a/test/core/handle-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/handle-error.test.ts
@@ -306,4 +306,34 @@ describe('Handle Error', () => {
 		expect(response.headers.get('content-type')).toStartWith('text/plain')
 		expect(response.status).toEqual(422)
 	})
+
+	it('handle generic error', async () => {
+		const res = await new Elysia()
+			.get('/', () => 'Hi')
+			// @ts-expect-error private
+			.handleError(
+				{
+					request,
+					set: {
+						headers: {}
+					}
+				},
+				// https://youtube.com/shorts/PbIWVPKHfrQ
+				new Error('a')
+			)
+
+		expect(await res.text()).toBe('a')
+		expect(res.status).toBe(500)
+	})
+
+	it('handle generic error when thrown in handler', async () => {
+		const app = new Elysia().get('/', () => {
+			throw new Error('a')
+		})
+
+		const res = await app.handle(req('/'))
+
+		expect(await res.text()).toBe('a')
+		expect(res.status).toBe(500)
+	})
 })