diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/jetty/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/jetty/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
index fcd292be8..612e21f4a 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/jetty/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/jetty/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.WebSocket;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.WebSocket.Connection;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.WebSocketServlet;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleClientException;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleResourceNotFoundException;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleSecurityException;
+import org.glyptodon.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleStatus;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -54,6 +53,22 @@ public abstract class GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
      */
     private static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
 
+    /**
+     * Sends an error on the given WebSocket connection and closes the
+     * connection. The error sent is determined from using the information
+     * within the given GuacamoleStatus.
+     *
+     * @param connection The WebSocket connection to close.
+     * @param guac_status The status to send.
+     */
+    public static void sendError(Connection connection,
+            GuacamoleStatus guac_status) {
+
+        connection.close(guac_status.getWebSocketCode(),
+                Integer.toString(guac_status.getGuacamoleStatusCode()));
+
+    }
+
     @Override
     public WebSocket doWebSocketConnect(HttpServletRequest request, String protocol) {
 
@@ -124,21 +139,13 @@ public abstract class GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
                             // Catch any thrown guacamole exception and attempt
                             // to pass within the WebSocket connection, logging
                             // each error appropriately.
-                            catch (GuacamoleSecurityException e) {
-                                logger.warn("Authorization failed.", e);
-                                connection.close(1008, null); // Policy violation
-                            }
-                            catch (GuacamoleResourceNotFoundException e) {
-                                logger.debug("Resource not found.", e);
-                                connection.close(1002, null); // Protocol error
-                            }
                             catch (GuacamoleClientException e) {
-                                logger.warn("Error in client request.", e);
-                                connection.close(1002, null); // Protocol error
+                                logger.warn("Client request rejected: {}", e.getMessage());
+                                sendError(connection, e.getStatus());
                             }
                             catch (GuacamoleException e) {
-                                logger.error("Server error in tunnel", e);
-                                connection.close(1011, null); // Server error
+                                logger.error("Internal server error.", e);
+                                sendError(connection, e.getStatus());
                             }
 
                         }
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/tomcat/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/tomcat/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
index 58c5b2f20..237fd9a47 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/tomcat/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/glyptodon/guacamole/net/basic/websocket/tomcat/GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package org.glyptodon.guacamole.net.basic.websocket.tomcat;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Reader;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import org.apache.catalina.websocket.Constants;
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.catalina.websocket.StreamInbound;
 import org.apache.catalina.websocket.WebSocketServlet;
 import org.apache.catalina.websocket.WsOutbound;
 import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleClientException;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleResourceNotFoundException;
-import org.glyptodon.guacamole.GuacamoleSecurityException;
+import org.glyptodon.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleStatus;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ public abstract class GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
      */
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet.class);
 
+    /**
+     * Sends an error on the given WebSocket connection and closes the
+     * connection. The error sent is determined from using the information
+     * within the given GuacamoleStatus.
+     *
+     * @param outbound The outbound WebSocket connection to close.
+     * @param guac_status The status to send.
+     * @throws IOException If an error prevents proper closure of the WebSocket
+     *                     connection.
+     */
+    public static void sendError(WsOutbound outbound,
+            GuacamoleStatus guac_status) throws IOException {
+
+        byte[] message = Integer.toString(guac_status.getGuacamoleStatusCode()).getBytes("UTF-8");
+        outbound.close(guac_status.getWebSocketCode(), ByteBuffer.wrap(message));
+
+    }
+
     @Override
     public StreamInbound createWebSocketInbound(String protocol, HttpServletRequest request) {
 
@@ -129,27 +147,19 @@ public abstract class GuacamoleWebSocketTunnelServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
 
                                 // No more data
                                 outbound.close(Constants.STATUS_SHUTDOWN, null);
-                                
+
                             }
 
                             // Catch any thrown guacamole exception and attempt
                             // to pass within the WebSocket connection, logging
                             // each error appropriately.
-                            catch (GuacamoleSecurityException e) {
-                                logger.warn("Authorization failed.", e);
-                                outbound.close(Constants.STATUS_POLICY_VIOLATION, null);
-                            }
-                            catch (GuacamoleResourceNotFoundException e) {
-                                logger.debug("Resource not found.", e);
-                                outbound.close(Constants.STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERROR, null);
-                            }
                             catch (GuacamoleClientException e) {
-                                logger.warn("Error in client request.", e);
-                                outbound.close(Constants.STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERROR, null);
+                                logger.warn("Client request rejected: {}", e.getMessage());
+                                sendError(outbound, e.getStatus());
                             }
                             catch (GuacamoleException e) {
-                                logger.error("Server error in tunnel", e);
-                                outbound.close(Constants.STATUS_UNEXPECTED_CONDITION, null);
+                                logger.error("Internal server error.", e);
+                                sendError(outbound, e.getStatus());
                             }
 
                         }