--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -4069,19 +4069,15 @@ ngx_http_core_error_page(ngx_conf_t *cf,
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }
 
-        if (overwrite >= 0) {
-            err->overwrite = overwrite;
-
-        } else {
+        err->overwrite = overwrite;
+
+        if (overwrite == -1) {
             switch (err->status) {
                 case NGX_HTTP_TO_HTTPS:
                 case NGX_HTTPS_CERT_ERROR:
                 case NGX_HTTPS_NO_CERT:
                     err->overwrite = NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
-                    break;
-
                 default:
-                    err->overwrite = err->status;
                     break;
             }
         }