diff --git a/classes/display/DisplayHandler.class.php b/classes/display/DisplayHandler.class.php
index d98f250ed..bffe15e19 100644
--- a/classes/display/DisplayHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/display/DisplayHandler.class.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DisplayHandler extends Handler
 
 		// header output
 		$httpStatusCode = $oModule->getHttpStatusCode();
-		if($httpStatusCode && $httpStatusCode != 200 && !in_array(Context::getRequestMethod(), array('XMLRPC', 'JSON', 'JS_CALLBACK')))
+		if($httpStatusCode !== 200 && !in_array(Context::getRequestMethod(), array('XMLRPC', 'JSON', 'JS_CALLBACK')))
 		{
 			self::_printHttpStatusCode($httpStatusCode);
 		}
diff --git a/classes/module/ModuleHandler.class.php b/classes/module/ModuleHandler.class.php
index 7206adc91..243cd9321 100644
--- a/classes/module/ModuleHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/module/ModuleHandler.class.php
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class ModuleHandler extends Handler
 				$oMessageObject->dispMessage();
 
 				// display Error Page
-				if($oMessageObject->getHttpStatusCode() && !in_array($oMessageObject->getHttpStatusCode(), array('200', '403')))
+				if(!in_array($oMessageObject->getHttpStatusCode(), array(200, 403)))
 				{
 					$oMessageObject->setTemplateFile('http_status_code');
 				}
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ class ModuleHandler extends Handler
 		}
 		
 		// Set http status code
-		if($this->httpStatusCode && (!$oModule->getHttpStatusCode() || $oModule->getHttpStatusCode() == '200'))
+		if($this->httpStatusCode && $oModule->getHttpStatusCode() === 200)
 		{
 			$oModule->setHttpStatusCode($this->httpStatusCode);
 		}
diff --git a/classes/object/Object.class.php b/classes/object/Object.class.php
index 9fbb9c491..2715a579a 100644
--- a/classes/object/Object.class.php
+++ b/classes/object/Object.class.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Object
 	 * http status code.
 	 * @var int
 	 */
-	var $httpStatusCode = NULL;
+	var $httpStatusCode = 200;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ class Object
 	 * @param int $code HTTP status code. Default value is `200` that means successful
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	function setHttpStatusCode($code = '200')
+	function setHttpStatusCode($code = 200)
 	{
-		$this->httpStatusCode = $code;
+		$this->httpStatusCode = (int) $code;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/modules/board/board.view.php b/modules/board/board.view.php
index 2646aedd2..c6db99834 100644
--- a/modules/board/board.view.php
+++ b/modules/board/board.view.php
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ class boardView extends board
 	{
 		Context::set('message', lang($msg_code));
 		
-		$this->setHttpStatusCode('403');
+		$this->setHttpStatusCode(403);
 		$this->setTemplateFile('message');
 	}
 
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ class boardView extends board
 		$script =  sprintf('<script> jQuery(function(){ alert("%s"); } );</script>', lang($message));
 		Context::addHtmlFooter($script);
 		
-		$this->setHttpStatusCode('403');
+		$this->setHttpStatusCode(403);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/message/message.mobile.php b/modules/message/message.mobile.php
index d08f2b85a..422c3f3fa 100644
--- a/modules/message/message.mobile.php
+++ b/modules/message/message.mobile.php
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class messageMobile extends messageView
 		$this->setTemplateFile('system_message');
 		
 		// Default 403 Error
-		if(!$this->getHttpStatusCode() || $this->getHttpStatusCode() == '200')
+		if($this->getHttpStatusCode() === 200)
 		{
-			$this->setHttpStatusCode('403');
+			$this->setHttpStatusCode(403);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/message/message.view.php b/modules/message/message.view.php
index b4d3e6c6c..fd3169eec 100644
--- a/modules/message/message.view.php
+++ b/modules/message/message.view.php
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ class messageView extends message
 		$this->setTemplateFile('system_message');
 		
 		// Default 403 Error
-		if(!$this->getHttpStatusCode() || $this->getHttpStatusCode() == '200')
+		if($this->getHttpStatusCode() === 200)
 		{
-			$this->setHttpStatusCode('403');
+			$this->setHttpStatusCode(403);
 		}
 	}
 }