diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6cbd276..befc911 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ uuid = { version = "0.8.1", optional = true }
 diesel = { version = "1.4.4", features = ["postgres"] }
 futures-executor = "0.3.4"
 paste = "0.1.12"
+thiserror = "1.0.18"
 trybuild = "1.0.26"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/derive/src/resource_error.rs b/derive/src/resource_error.rs
index cf9040d..032151b 100644
--- a/derive/src/resource_error.rs
+++ b/derive/src/resource_error.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl ErrorVariant
 		})
 	}
 	
-	fn into_match_arm(self, krate : &TokenStream, enum_ident : &Ident) -> TokenStream
+	fn into_match_arm(self, krate : &TokenStream, enum_ident : &Ident) -> Result<TokenStream>
 	{
 		let ident = &self.ident;
 		let fields_pat = self.fields_pat();
@@ -185,21 +185,23 @@ impl ErrorVariant
 		});
 		
 		// the response will come directly from the from_ty if present
-		let res = match self.from_ty {
-			Some((from_index, _)) => {
+		let res = match (self.from_ty, status) {
+			(Some((from_index, _)), None) => {
 				let from_field = &self.fields[from_index].ident;
 				quote!(#from_field.into_response_error())
 			},
-			None => quote!(Ok(#krate::Response {
+			(Some(_), Some(_)) => return Err(Error::new(ident.span(), "When #[from] is used, #[status] must not be used!")),
+			(None, Some(status)) => quote!(Ok(#krate::Response {
 				status: { #status }.into(),
 				body: #krate::gotham::hyper::Body::empty(),
 				mime: None
-			}))
+			})),
+			(None, None) => return Err(Error::new(ident.span(), "Missing #[status(code)] for this variant"))
 		};
 		
-		quote! {
+		Ok(quote! {
 			#enum_ident::#ident #fields_pat => #res
-		}
+		})
 	}
 	
 	fn were(&self) -> Option<TokenStream>
@@ -293,7 +295,9 @@ pub fn expand_resource_error(input : DeriveInput) -> Result<TokenStream>
 	}
 	
 	let were = variants.iter().filter_map(|variant| variant.were()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-	let variants = variants.into_iter().map(|variant| variant.into_match_arm(&krate, &ident));
+	let variants = variants.into_iter()
+		.map(|variant| variant.into_match_arm(&krate, &ident))
+    	.collect_to_result()?;
 	
 	Ok(quote! {
 		#display_impl
diff --git a/src/result/auth_result.rs b/src/result/auth_result.rs
index bc3f84f..10f0183 100644
--- a/src/result/auth_result.rs
+++ b/src/result/auth_result.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ pub enum AuthErrorOrOther<E>
 	#[status(FORBIDDEN)]
 	#[display("Forbidden")]
 	Forbidden,
+	#[status(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)]
 	#[display("{0}")]
-	Other(#[from] E)
+	Other(E)
 }
 
 impl<E> From<AuthError> for AuthErrorOrOther<E>
@@ -76,6 +77,17 @@ impl<E> From<AuthError> for AuthErrorOrOther<E>
 	}
 }
 
+impl<E, F> From<F> for AuthErrorOrOther<E>
+where
+	// TODO https://gitlab.com/msrd0/gotham-restful/-/issues/20
+	F : std::error::Error + Into<E>
+{
+	fn from(err : F) -> Self
+	{
+		Self::Other(err.into())
+	}
+}
+
 /**
 This return type can be used to map another `ResourceResult` that can only be returned if the
 client is authenticated. Otherwise, an empty _403 Forbidden_ response will be issued. Use can