--- a/hg-web/main.c	Sun Aug 02 09:07:36 2026 -0700
+++ b/hg-web/main.c	Sun Aug 02 10:07:40 2026 -0700
@@ -344,10 +344,14 @@
   if (length < 0 || (size_t)length >= sizeof(hg_path))
     return text_response(arena, "400", "text/plain", "README path is too long");
 
-  return forward_hg_response(
-      hg_proxy_request("GET", hg_path, NULL, 0, NULL, "text/markdown"),
-      "text/markdown",
-      arena);
+  Seobeo_Client_Response *hg_response =
+      hg_proxy_request("GET", hg_path, NULL, 0, NULL, "text/markdown");
+  if (hg_response && hg_response->status_code == HTTP_NOT_FOUND)
+  {
+    Seobeo_Client_Response_Destroy(hg_response);
+    return text_response(arena, "204", "text/markdown", "");
+  }
+  return forward_hg_response(hg_response, "text/markdown", arena);
 }
 
 Seobeo_Request_Entry *ApiGetGraph(Seobeo_Request_Entry *request, Dowa_Arena *arena)