diff --git a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
index 22839cf6..a496f736 100644
--- a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
+++ b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ProcessWire extends Wire {
 	 * Reversion revision number
 	 * 
 	 */
-	const versionRevision = 173;
+	const versionRevision = 174;
 
 	/**
 	 * Version suffix string (when applicable)
diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageView.module b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageView.module
index 787849b2..0716d313 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageView.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageView.module
@@ -311,7 +311,12 @@ class ProcessPageView extends Process {
 			if(!$hooks->hasPathHooks()) continue;
 
 			$this->setResponseType(self::responseTypePathHook);
-			$out = $this->pathHooks($requestPath, $out);
+			
+			try {
+				$out = $this->pathHooks($requestPath, $out);
+			} catch(Wire404Exception $e) {
+				$out = false;
+			}
 		
 			// allow for pathHooks() $event->return to persist between init and ready states
 			// this makes it possible for ready() call to examine $event->return from init() call