diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
index fc274a075..97a0d602f 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
@@ -12,14 +12,10 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
       errors: [],
     };
 
-    res.send(eejs.require(
-      "ep_etherpad-lite/templates/admin/plugins.html",
-      render_args), {});
+    res.send( eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/admin/plugins.html", render_args) );
   });
   args.app.get('/admin/plugins/info', function(req, res) {
-    res.send(eejs.require(
-      "ep_etherpad-lite/templates/admin/plugins-info.html",
-        {}), {});
+    res.send( eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/admin/plugins-info.html", {}) );
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/padreadonly.js b/src/node/hooks/express/padreadonly.js
index 60ece0add..af5cbed39 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/padreadonly.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/padreadonly.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
 	ERR(err);
 
       if(err == "notfound")
-	res.send('404 - Not Found', 404);
+	res.send(404, '404 - Not Found');
       else
 	res.send(html);
     });
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/padurlsanitize.js b/src/node/hooks/express/padurlsanitize.js
index 24ec2c3d0..29782b692 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/padurlsanitize.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/padurlsanitize.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
     //ensure the padname is valid and the url doesn't end with a /
     if(!padManager.isValidPadId(padId) || /\/$/.test(req.url))
     {
-      res.send('Such a padname is forbidden', 404);
+      res.send(404, 'Such a padname is forbidden');
     }
     else
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
           var query = url.parse(req.url).query;
           if ( query ) real_url += '?' + query;
 	  res.header('Location', real_url);
-	  res.send('You should be redirected to <a href="' + real_url + '">' + real_url + '</a>', 302);
+	  res.send(302, 'You should be redirected to <a href="' + real_url + '">' + real_url + '</a>');
 	}
 	//the pad id was fine, so just render it
 	else
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
index a6a270c02..99971206e 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ exports.basicAuth = function (req, res, next) {
       res.header('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="Protected Area"');
       if (req.headers.authorization) {
         setTimeout(function () {
-          res.send('Authentication required', 401);
+          res.send(401, 'Authentication required');
         }, 1000);
       } else {
-        res.send('Authentication required', 401);
+        res.send(401, 'Authentication required');
       }
     }));
   }
diff --git a/src/node/padaccess.js b/src/node/padaccess.js
index a3d1df332..4388ab946 100644
--- a/src/node/padaccess.js
+++ b/src/node/padaccess.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function (req, res, callback) {
       callback();
     //no access
     } else {
-      res.send("403 - Can't touch this", 403);
+      res.send(403, "403 - Can't touch this");
     }
   });
 }