diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/403.html b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/403.html
index c02bd4e9..31da9882 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/403.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/403.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Forbidden (403)</h1>
 
-<p>CSRF verification failed. Request aborted.</p>
+<p>{% if exception %}{{ exception }}{% else %}You're not allowed to access this page.{% endif %}</p>
 {% endblock content %}{% endraw %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/404.html b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/404.html
index 1687ef31..187c1fc9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/404.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/404.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Page not found</h1>
 
-<p>This is not the page you were looking for.</p>
+<p>{% if exception %}{{ exception }}{% else %}This is not the page you were looking for.{% endif %}</p>
 {% endblock content %}{% endraw %}