diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 8295d35..175905b 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func NewAPI(
 	}
 	server.Use(middleware)
 
+	server.NoRoute(a.noRoute)
+
 	v1 := server.Group("/v1")
 
 	// Add coordinator endpoints
diff --git a/api/api_test.go b/api/api_test.go
index e497d60..37d681e 100644
--- a/api/api_test.go
+++ b/api/api_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ type Pendinger interface {
 	New() Pendinger
 }
 
-const apiPort = "4010"
-const apiURL = "http://localhost:" + apiPort + "/v1/"
+const (
+	apiPort = "4010"
+	apiIP   = "http://localhost:"
+	apiURL  = apiIP + apiPort + "/v1/"
+)
 
 var SetBlockchain = `
 	Type: Blockchain
@@ -847,6 +850,25 @@ func doBadReq(method, path string, reqBody io.Reader, expectedResponseCode int)
 	return swagger.ValidateResponse(ctx, responseValidationInput)
 }
 
+func doSimpleReq(method, endpoint string) (string, error) {
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	httpReq, err := http.NewRequest(method, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", tracerr.Wrap(err)
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Do(httpReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", tracerr.Wrap(err)
+	}
+	//nolint
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", tracerr.Wrap(err)
+	}
+	return string(body), nil
+}
+
 // test helpers
 
 func getTimestamp(blockNum int64, blocks []common.Block) time.Time {
diff --git a/api/noroute.go b/api/noroute.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04f7cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/noroute.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func (a *API) noRoute(c *gin.Context) {
+	matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^/v[0-9]+/`, c.Request.URL.Path)
+	if !matched {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{
+			"error": "Version not provided, please provide a valid version in the path such as v1",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{
+		"error": "404 page not found",
+	})
+}
diff --git a/api/noroute_test.go b/api/noroute_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08223c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/noroute_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNoRouteVersionNotProvided(t *testing.T) {
+	endpoint := apiIP + apiPort + "/"
+	// not using doGoodReq, bcs internally
+	// there is a method FindRoute that checks route and returns error
+	resp, err := doSimpleReq("GET", endpoint)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		"{\"error\":\"Version not provided, please provide a valid version in the path such as v1\"}\n",
+		resp)
+}
+
+func TestNoRoute(t *testing.T) {
+	endpoint := apiURL
+	// not using doGoodReq, bcs internally
+	// there is a method FindRoute that checks route and returns error
+	resp, err := doSimpleReq("GET", endpoint)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		"{\"error\":\"404 page not found\"}\n",
+		resp)
+}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 900ab1c..f756762 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -616,12 +616,6 @@ type NodeAPI struct { //nolint:golint
 	addr   string
 }
 
-func handleNoRoute(c *gin.Context) {
-	c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{
-		"error": "404 page not found",
-	})
-}
-
 // NewNodeAPI creates a new NodeAPI (which internally calls api.NewAPI)
 func NewNodeAPI(
 	addr string,
@@ -631,7 +625,6 @@ func NewNodeAPI(
 	l2db *l2db.L2DB,
 ) (*NodeAPI, error) {
 	engine := gin.Default()
-	engine.NoRoute(handleNoRoute)
 	engine.Use(cors.Default())
 	_api, err := api.NewAPI(
 		coordinatorEndpoints, explorerEndpoints,