diff --git a/core/router/api_builder.go b/core/router/api_builder.go
index 8cc58924..d682584e 100644
--- a/core/router/api_builder.go
+++ b/core/router/api_builder.go
@@ -132,10 +132,18 @@ func overlapRoute(r *Route, next *Route) {
 	next.BuildHandlers()
 	nextHandlers := next.Handlers[0:]
 
+	isErrorRoutes := r.StatusCode > 0 && next.StatusCode > 0
+
 	decisionHandler := func(ctx *context.Context) {
 		ctx.Next()
 
-		if !defaultOverlapFilter(ctx) {
+		if isErrorRoutes { // fixes issue #1602.
+			// If it's an error we don't need to reset (see defaultOverlapFilter)
+			// its status code(!) and its body, we just check if it was proceed or not.
+			if !ctx.IsStopped() {
+				return
+			}
+		} else if !defaultOverlapFilter(ctx) {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/core/router/router_handlers_order_test.go b/core/router/router_handlers_order_test.go
index 42083ae0..49f97200 100644
--- a/core/router/router_handlers_order_test.go
+++ b/core/router/router_handlers_order_test.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func TestUseWrapOrder(t *testing.T) {
 				Iris Handler without any content written then we
 				would able to change the status code later on.
 				When you need to change that behavior you should
-				start the handler with a [ctx.Record()](responses/recorder.md) call.
+				start the handler with a ctx.Record() call.
 				*/
 			}
 
diff --git a/hero/container.go b/hero/container.go
index 86347d4b..655461ad 100644
--- a/hero/container.go
+++ b/hero/container.go
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ var BuiltinDependencies = []*Dependency{
 	NewDependency(func(ctx *context.Context) *sessions.Session {
 		session := sessions.Get(ctx)
 		if session == nil {
-			panic("binding: session is nil - app.Use(sess.Handler()) to fix it")
+			ctx.Application().Logger().Debugf("binding: session is nil\nMaybe inside HandleHTTPError? Register it with app.UseRouter(sess.Handler()) to fix it")
+			// let's don't panic here and let the application continue, now we support
+			// not matched routes inside the controller through HandleHTTPError,
+			// so each dependency can check if session was not nil or just use `UseRouter` instead of `Use`
+			// to register the sessions middleware.
 		}
 
 		return session