diff --git a/Network/Wai/Application/Classic/RevProxy.hs b/Network/Wai/Application/Classic/RevProxy.hs
--- a/Network/Wai/Application/Classic/RevProxy.hs
+++ b/Network/Wai/Application/Classic/RevProxy.hs
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 
 import Control.Applicative
 import Control.Exception (SomeException)
-import Control.Exception.Lifted (catch, throwIO)
+import Control.Exception.Lifted (catch)
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BS
 import Data.Conduit
-import Data.Conduit.List (sourceNull)
 import Data.Int
 import Data.Maybe
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Conduit as H
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
   , H.proxy = Nothing
   , H.rawBody = False
   , H.decompress = H.alwaysDecompress
+  , H.checkStatus = \_ _ -> Nothing
   }
   where
     path = fromByteString $ rawPathInfo req
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@
 type Resp = ResourceT IO (H.Response (Source IO BS.ByteString))
 
 http :: H.Request IO -> H.Manager -> Resp
-http req mgr = H.http req mgr `catch` notSuccess
-
-notSuccess :: H.HttpException -> Resp
-notSuccess (H.StatusCodeException st hdr) = return $ H.Response st hdr sourceNull
-notSuccess e                              = throwIO e
+http req mgr = H.http req mgr
 
 badGateway :: ClassicAppSpec -> Request-> SomeException -> ResourceT IO Response
 badGateway cspec req _ = do
diff --git a/wai-app-file-cgi.cabal b/wai-app-file-cgi.cabal
--- a/wai-app-file-cgi.cabal
+++ b/wai-app-file-cgi.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:                   wai-app-file-cgi
-Version:                0.5.4
+Version:                0.5.5
 Author:                 Kazu Yamamoto <kazu@iij.ad.jp>
 Maintainer:             Kazu Yamamoto <kazu@iij.ad.jp>
 License:                BSD3
 License-File:           LICENSE
 Synopsis:               File/CGI/Rev Proxy App of WAI
-Description:            This WAI application handles static files,
-                        executes CGI scripts, and reverse proxy.
+Description:            This WAI application library handles static files,
+                        executes CGI scripts, and serves as a reverse proxy.
 Homepage:               http://www.mew.org/~kazu/proj/mighttpd/
 Category:               Web, Yesod
 Cabal-Version:          >= 1.8