diff --git a/lib/middleware/api-response-handler.js b/lib/middleware/api-response-handler.js
index f4873ac2bb..afd50a2919 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/api-response-handler.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/api-response-handler.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function responseHandler() {
         ctx.statusCodes = ctx.res.statusCodes;
 
         ctx.res.success = ({ statusCode, data = null, message = null }) => {
-            const status = 'success';
+            const status = 0;
 
             if (!!statusCode && statusCode < 400) {
                 ctx.status = statusCode;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function responseHandler() {
         };
 
         ctx.res.fail = ({ statusCode, code, data = null, message = null }) => {
-            const status = 'fail';
+            const status = -1;
 
             if (!!statusCode && (statusCode >= 400 && statusCode < 500)) {
                 ctx.status = statusCode;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function responseHandler() {
         };
 
         ctx.res.error = ({ statusCode, code, data = null, message = null }) => {
-            const status = 'error';
+            const status = -2;
 
             if (!!statusCode && (statusCode >= 500 && statusCode < 600)) {
                 ctx.status = statusCode;
diff --git a/test/response.js b/test/response.js
index a307ac1717..5ff9b26a89 100644
--- a/test/response.js
+++ b/test/response.js
@@ -72,4 +72,32 @@ describe('response', () => {
 
         await checkRSS(response);
     });
+
+    it(`/api/routes/test`, async () => {
+        const response = await request.get('/api/routes/test');
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.body).toEqual({
+            status: 0,
+            data: {
+                test: {
+                    routes: ['/test'],
+                },
+            },
+            message: 'request returned 1 route',
+        });
+    });
+
+    it(`/api/routes`, async () => {
+        const response = await request.get('/api/routes');
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.body).toMatchObject({
+            status: 0,
+            data: {
+                test: {
+                    routes: ['/test'],
+                },
+            },
+            message: expect.stringMatching(/request returned (\d+) routes/),
+        });
+    });
 });