diff --git a/docs/tutorial/getting-started/life-cycle/index.md b/docs/tutorial/getting-started/life-cycle/index.md
index c11381dd..a2064fed 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/getting-started/life-cycle/index.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/getting-started/life-cycle/index.md
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ new Elysia()
 	.get('/2', () => 'Hello Elysia!')
 ```
 
+Here we use `status(418)` which is the "I'm a teapot" status code. You can also use the string name directly: `status("I'm a teapot")`. See <DocLink href="/tutorial/getting-started/status-and-headers">Status and Headers</DocLink> for more on using status codes.
+
 When `beforeHandle` returns a value, it will skip the handler and return the value instead.
 
 This is useful for things like authentication, where you want to return a `401 Unauthorized` response if the user is not authenticated.
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ import { Elysia } from 'elysia'
 
 new Elysia()
 	.onBeforeHandle(({ query: { name }, status }) => {
-		if(!name) return status(401)
+		if(!name) return status('Unauthorized')
 	})
 	.get('/auth', ({ query: { name = 'anon' } }) => {
 		return `Hello ${name}!`