diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
index 696734b5f05..f724eb2fa5a 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class ir_http(orm.AbstractModel):
             werkzeug.exceptions.abort(werkzeug.utils.redirect(url))
 
     def _handle_exception(self, exception=None, code=500):
+        res = super(ir_http, self)._handle_exception(exception)
         if isinstance(exception, werkzeug.exceptions.HTTPException) and hasattr(exception, 'response') and exception.response:
             return exception.response
         if getattr(request, 'website_enabled', False) and request.website:
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ class ir_http(orm.AbstractModel):
                 html = request.website._render('website.http_error', values)
             return werkzeug.wrappers.Response(html, status=code, content_type='text/html;charset=utf-8')
 
-        return super(ir_http, self)._handle_exception(exception)
+        return res
 
 class ModelConverter(ir.ir_http.ModelConverter):
     def __init__(self, url_map, model=False):
diff --git a/openerp/http.py b/openerp/http.py
index 24f538f3828..68c206793bc 100644
--- a/openerp/http.py
+++ b/openerp/http.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class WebRequest(object):
         """Called within an except block to allow converting exceptions
            to abitrary responses. Anything returned (except None) will
            be used as response.""" 
-        raise 
+        self._failed = exception # prevent tx commit
 
     def _call_function(self, *args, **kwargs):
         request = self
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ class JsonRequest(WebRequest):
         """Called within an except block to allow converting exceptions
            to abitrary responses. Anything returned (except None) will
            be used as response.""" 
+        super(JsonRequest, self)._handle_exception(exception)
         _logger.exception("Exception during JSON request handling.")
-        self._failed = exception # prevent tx commit            
         error = {
                 'code': 200,
                 'message': "OpenERP Server Error",