diff --git a/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig b/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
index 9411d49..8ce90d0 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub fn init(
         .ep = zap.Endpoint.init(.{
             .path = path,
             .get = get,
+            .unset = zap.Endpoint.dummy_handler,
         }),
     };
 }
diff --git a/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig b/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
index 4b69d7e..71be399 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         .path = "/test",
         .get = endpoint_http_get,
         .unauthorized = endpoint_http_unauthorized,
+        .unset = zap.Endpoint.dummy_handler,
     });
 
     // create authenticator
diff --git a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
index 3e94450..1b0e5e9 100644
--- a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
+++ b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const HtmlEndpoint = struct {
             .ep = zap.Endpoint.init(.{
                 .path = "/doesn't+matter",
                 .get = get,
+                .unset = zap.Endpoint.dummy_handler,
             }),
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/endpoint.zig b/src/endpoint.zig
index c0951b0..3e325f0 100644
--- a/src/endpoint.zig
+++ b/src/endpoint.zig
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ pub fn init(s: Settings) Endpoint {
     return .{
         .settings = .{
             .path = s.path,
-            .get = s.get orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .post = s.post orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .put = s.put orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .delete = s.delete orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .patch = s.patch orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .options = s.options orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .unauthorized = s.unauthorized orelse s.unset orelse &nop,
-            .unset = s.unset orelse &nop,
+            .get = s.get orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.get` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .post = s.post orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.post` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .put = s.put orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.put` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .delete = s.delete orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.delete` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .patch = s.patch orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.patch` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .options = s.options orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.options` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .unauthorized = s.unauthorized orelse s.unset orelse @panic("Endpoint handler `.unauthorized` is unset, and no `.unset` handler is provided."),
+            .unset = s.unset,
         },
     };
 }
 
 // no operation. Dummy handler function for ignoring unset request types.
-fn nop(self: *Endpoint, r: Request) void {
+pub fn dummy_handler(self: *Endpoint, r: Request) void {
     _ = self;
     _ = r;
 }