diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 2ac922308a..d80adc47ec 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -3,27 +3,28 @@
 const express = require('express');
 
 const uploadsController = require('../controllers/uploads');
+const helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 	const router = express.Router();
 	app.use('/api', router);
 
-	router.get('/config', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.authenticateRequest, controllers.api.getConfig);
+	router.get('/config', middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.authenticateRequest, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.api.getConfig));
 
-	router.get('/self', controllers.user.getCurrentUser);
-	router.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.canViewUsers, controllers.user.getUserByUID);
-	router.get('/user/username/:username', middleware.canViewUsers, controllers.user.getUserByUsername);
-	router.get('/user/email/:email', middleware.canViewUsers, controllers.user.getUserByEmail);
+	router.get('/self', helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.getCurrentUser));
+	router.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.canViewUsers, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.getUserByUID));
+	router.get('/user/username/:username', middleware.canViewUsers, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.getUserByUsername));
+	router.get('/user/email/:email', middleware.canViewUsers, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.getUserByEmail));
 
-	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/posts', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, controllers.user.exportPosts);
-	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/uploads', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, controllers.user.exportUploads);
-	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/profile', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, controllers.user.exportProfile);
+	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/posts', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.exportPosts));
+	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/uploads', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.exportUploads));
+	router.get('/user/uid/:userslug/export/profile', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.exposeUid, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.user.exportProfile));
 
-	router.get('/categories/:cid/moderators', controllers.api.getModerators);
-	router.get('/recent/posts/:term?', controllers.posts.getRecentPosts);
-	router.get('/unread/total', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, controllers.unread.unreadTotal);
-	router.get('/topic/teaser/:topic_id', controllers.topics.teaser);
-	router.get('/topic/pagination/:topic_id', controllers.topics.pagination);
+	router.get('/categories/:cid/moderators', helpers.tryRoute(controllers.api.getModerators));
+	router.get('/recent/posts/:term?', helpers.tryRoute(controllers.posts.getRecentPosts));
+	router.get('/unread/total', middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, helpers.tryRoute(controllers.unread.unreadTotal));
+	router.get('/topic/teaser/:topic_id', helpers.tryRoute(controllers.topics.teaser));
+	router.get('/topic/pagination/:topic_id', helpers.tryRoute(controllers.topics.pagination));
 
 	const multipart = require('connect-multiparty');
 	const multipartMiddleware = multipart();
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 		middleware.applyCSRF,
 	];
 
-	router.post('/post/upload', middlewares, uploadsController.uploadPost);
-	router.post('/user/:userslug/uploadpicture', middlewares.concat([middleware.exposeUid, middleware.authenticateRequest, middleware.ensureLoggedIn, middleware.canViewUsers, middleware.checkAccountPermissions]), controllers.accounts.edit.uploadPicture);
+	router.post('/post/upload', middlewares, helpers.tryRoute(uploadsController.uploadPost));
+	router.post('/user/:userslug/uploadpicture',
+		middlewares.concat([
+			middleware.exposeUid,
+			middleware.authenticateRequest,
+			middleware.ensureLoggedIn,
+			middleware.canViewUsers,
+			middleware.checkAccountPermissions,
+		]),
+		helpers.tryRoute(controllers.accounts.edit.uploadPicture));
 };