diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0d10979..b0c351df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 ### `reitit-ring`
 
 * Use HTTP redirect (302) with index-files in `reitit.ring/create-resource-handler`.
+* `reitit.ring/create-default-handler` now conforms to [RING Spec](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/blob/master/SPEC), Fixes [#83](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/83)
+
+https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/83
 
 ### `reitit-schema`
 
diff --git a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
index fb8fe900..1c03e4f0 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   | `:not-acceptable`      | 406, handler returned `nil`"
   ([]
    (create-default-handler
-     {:not-found (constantly {:status 404, :body ""})
-      :method-not-allowed (constantly {:status 405, :body ""})
-      :not-acceptable (constantly {:status 406, :body ""})}))
+     {:not-found (constantly {:status 404, :body "", :headers {}})
+      :method-not-allowed (constantly {:status 405, :body "", :headers {}})
+      :not-acceptable (constantly {:status 406, :body "", :headers {}})}))
   ([{:keys [not-found method-not-allowed not-acceptable]}]
    (fn
      ([request]