diff --git a/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.cpp b/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.cpp
index b6204f8..9791117 100644
--- a/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.cpp
+++ b/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ namespace kamokan {
 		m_pastie_info =
 			storage().retrieve_pastie(token, settings().as<uint32_t>("max_token_length"));
 
+		if (m_pastie_info.error)
+			return make_error_redirect(m_pastie_info);
+
 		if (this->token_invalid()) {
 			assert(this->pastie_not_found());
 			return make_error_redirect(ErrorReasons::InvalidToken);
@@ -89,4 +92,24 @@ namespace kamokan {
 		else
 			return std::string();
 	}
+
+	tawashi::HttpHeader GeneralPastieResponse::make_error_redirect (const Storage::RetrievedPastie& parRetrievedInfo) {
+		using tawashi::ErrorReasons;
+
+		assert(parRetrievedInfo.error);
+		const auto& err = *parRetrievedInfo.error;
+
+		try {
+			return make_error_redirect(ErrorReasons::_from_string(err.c_str()));
+		}
+		catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
+			auto statuslog = spdlog::get("statuslog");
+			statuslog->error(
+				"Retrieved info generated an unexpected error: \"{}\"; exception raised: \"{}\"",
+				err,
+				e.what()
+			);
+			return make_error_redirect(ErrorReasons::UnknownReason);
+		}
+	}
 } //namespace kamokan
diff --git a/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.hpp b/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.hpp
index 2c1577a..f0bd1e3 100644
--- a/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.hpp
+++ b/src/kamokan_impl/general_pastie_response.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace kamokan {
 		virtual tawashi::HttpHeader on_general_pastie_process() = 0;
 		virtual void on_general_mustache_prepare (std::string&& parPastie, mstch::map& parContext) = 0;
 		std::string default_pastie_lang() override;
+		using Response::make_error_redirect;
+		tawashi::HttpHeader make_error_redirect (const Storage::RetrievedPastie& parRetrievedInfo);
 
 		Storage::RetrievedPastie m_pastie_info;
 	};
diff --git a/src/kamokan_impl/retrieve_pastie.lua b/src/kamokan_impl/retrieve_pastie.lua
index de9ff4f..4d325fd 100644
--- a/src/kamokan_impl/retrieve_pastie.lua
+++ b/src/kamokan_impl/retrieve_pastie.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 local token = KEYS[1]
 local result = redis.call("HMGET", token, "pastie", "selfdes", "lang")
+if false == result[1] then
+	return redis.error_reply("PastieNotFound")
+end
+
 local selfdes = 0
 local deleted = 0
 if result[2] == 1 then
diff --git a/src/kamokan_impl/storage.cpp b/src/kamokan_impl/storage.cpp
index 19bf212..b557c32 100644
--- a/src/kamokan_impl/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/kamokan_impl/storage.cpp
@@ -170,14 +170,11 @@ namespace kamokan {
 	}
 
 	auto Storage::retrieve_pastie (const boost::string_view& parToken, uint32_t parMaxTokenLen) const -> RetrievedPastie {
-		using opt_string_list = redis::IncRedis::opt_string_list;
-
 		RetrievedPastie retval;
 		retval.valid_token = is_valid_token(parToken, parMaxTokenLen);
 		if (not retval.valid_token)
 			return retval;
 
-
 		redis::Script retrieve = m_redis->command().make_script(boost::string_view(g_load_script, g_load_script_size - 1));
 		auto batch = m_redis->command().make_batch();
 		retrieve.run(batch, std::make_tuple(parToken), std::make_tuple());
@@ -185,7 +182,11 @@ namespace kamokan {
 		if (raw_replies.empty())
 			return retval;
 
-		assert(not raw_replies.front().is_error());
+		if (raw_replies.front().is_error()) {
+			retval.error =
+				boost::make_optional<std::string>(get_error_string(raw_replies.front()).message());
+			return retval;
+		}
 		auto pastie_reply = get_array(raw_replies.front());
 
 		retval.pastie = get_string(pastie_reply[0]);
diff --git a/src/kamokan_impl/storage.hpp b/src/kamokan_impl/storage.hpp
index cd1ee2c..dadf905 100644
--- a/src/kamokan_impl/storage.hpp
+++ b/src/kamokan_impl/storage.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace kamokan {
 
 			boost::optional<std::string> pastie;
 			boost::optional<std::string> lang;
+			boost::optional<std::string> error;
 			bool self_destructed;
 			bool valid_token;
 		};