diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 073fa31..2639f8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "babel": "5.8.3",
+    "boom": "^3.2.2",
     "joi": "7.2.1",
     "lodash": "4.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/crud.js b/src/crud.js
index 5af5d2a..7f62721 100644
--- a/src/crud.js
+++ b/src/crud.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import joi from 'joi';
 import error from './error';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { parseInclude, parseWhere } from './utils';
+import { notFound } from 'boom';
 
 let prefix;
 let defaultConfig;
@@ -50,16 +51,19 @@ export const get = (server, model) => {
     async handler(request, reply) {
       const include = parseInclude(request);
       const where = parseWhere(request);
-      if (request.params.id) where.id = request.params.id;
+      const {id} = request.params;
+      if (id) where.id = id;
 
       const instance = await model.findOne({ where, include });
 
+      if (!instance) return void reply(notFound(`${id} not found.`));
+
       reply(instance);
     },
     config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
-          id: joi.number().integer()
+          id: joi.any()
         })
       }
     }, defaultConfig)
@@ -186,12 +190,15 @@ export const update = (server, model) => {
 
     @error
     async handler(request, reply) {
-      let instance = await model.findOne({
+      const {id} = request.params;
+      const instance = await model.findOne({
         where: {
-          id: request.params.id
+          id
         }
       });
 
+      if (!instance) return void reply(notFound(`${id} not found.`));
+
       await instance.update(request.payload);
 
       reply(instance);