diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 09bbba4191..b214d49741 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -499,3 +499,9 @@ if settings.DEBUG:
 #Custom error pages
 handler404 = 'static_template_view.views.render_404'
 handler500 = 'static_template_view.views.render_500'
+
+# display error page templates, for testing purposes
+urlpatterns += (
+    url(r'404', handler404),
+    url(r'500', handler500),
+)