diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b7b8368..9ac90ce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/in-publish/-/in-publish-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-4g/146KvwmkDILbcVSaCqcf631E="
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/in-publish/-/in-publish-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oDM0kUSNFC31ShNxHKUyfZKy8ZeXZBWMjMdZHKLOk13uvT27VTL/QzRGfRUcevJhpkZAvlhPYuXkF7eNWrtyxQ=="
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     "indent-string": {
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@@ -2287,9 +2287,9 @@
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-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+      "version": "1.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw=="
     },
     "minipass": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
@@ -2328,18 +2328,11 @@
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     },
     "mkdirp": {
-      "version": "0.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+      "version": "0.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P+2gwrFqx8lhew375MQHHeTlY8AuOJSrGf0R5ddkEndUkmwpgUob/vQuBD1V22/Cw1/lJr4x+EjllSezBThzBg==",
       "requires": {
-        "minimist": "0.0.8"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "minimist": {
-          "version": "0.0.8",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0="
-        }
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5"
       }
     },
     "ms": {
@@ -2940,8 +2933,8 @@
       }
     },
     "pinski": {
-      "version": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#1193025936cac58ac329b30e0749884bba6abb11",
-      "from": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#1193025936cac58ac329b30e0749884bba6abb11",
+      "version": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#4baee0a52b809ff9ac9767dbccc5addebc6c842a",
+      "from": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#4baee0a52b809ff9ac9767dbccc5addebc6c842a",
       "requires": {
         "mime": "^2.4.4",
         "node-sass": "^4.13.1",
@@ -5241,9 +5234,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ws": {
-      "version": "7.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sucePNSafamSKoOqoNfBd8V0StlkzJKL2ZAhGQinCfNQ+oacw+Pk7lcdAElecBF2VkLNZRiIb5Oi1Q5lVUVt2A=="
+      "version": "7.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HTDl9G9hbkNDk98naoR/cHDws7+EyYMOdL1BmjsZXRUjf7d+MficC4B7HLUPlSiho0vg+CWKrGIt/VJBd1xunQ=="
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     "xml-js": {
       "version": "1.6.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b13df0..773ed0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "mixin-deep": "^2.0.1",
     "node-dir": "^0.1.17",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
-    "pinski": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#1193025936cac58ac329b30e0749884bba6abb11",
+    "pinski": "github:cloudrac3r/pinski#4baee0a52b809ff9ac9767dbccc5addebc6c842a",
     "pug": "^2.0.4",
     "semver": "^7.1.2",
     "sharp": "^0.24.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/request.js b/src/lib/utils/request.js
index ca5fa16..2f1a557 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/request.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils/request.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ function request(url, options = {}, settings = {}) {
 			headers: {
 				"User-Agent": userAgent
 			},
-			followRedirect: false
+			followRedirect: false,
+			throwHttpErrors: false
 		}, options))
 	} else {
 		throw new Error("Invalid value for setting `request_backend`.")
diff --git a/src/site/api/404.js b/src/site/api/404.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b13c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/site/api/404.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const {render} = require("pinski/plugins")
+const constants = require("../../lib/constants")
+
+module.exports = [
+	{route: "/404", methods: ["GET", "POST", "PATCH", "DELETE"], code: async ({url}) => {
+		const path = url.searchParams.get("pathname")
+		const couldBeUsername = path.match(`^/${constants.external.username_regex}$`)
+		return render(404, "pug/404.pug", {path, couldBeUsername})
+	}}
+]
diff --git a/src/site/pug/404.pug b/src/site/pug/404.pug
index c107fef..ff38cd4 100644
--- a/src/site/pug/404.pug
+++ b/src/site/pug/404.pug
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//- Needs path, couldBeUsername
+
 include includes/error
 
 doctype html
@@ -8,3 +10,5 @@ html
 
 	body.error-page
 		+error(404, "Page not found.")
+			if couldBeUsername
+				| Trying to access a user? #[a(href=`/u${path}`) Visit @#{path.slice(1)}]
diff --git a/src/site/server.js b/src/site/server.js
index 91513bc..e326e78 100644
--- a/src/site/server.js
+++ b/src/site/server.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ subdirs("pug", async (err, dirs) => {
 	// need to check for and run db upgrades before anything starts using it
 	await require("../lib/utils/upgradedb")()
 
-	pinski.addRoute("/404", "pug/404.pug", "pug")
 	pinski.setNotFoundTarget("/404")
 	pinski.addRoute("/static/css/main.css", "sass/main.sass", "sass")
 	pinski.addPugDir("pug", dirs)