diff --git a/laravel/controller.php b/laravel/controller.php
index 4c774267..cb4d7547 100644
--- a/laravel/controller.php
+++ b/laravel/controller.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ abstract class Controller {
 	 * @param  Request  $request
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function before(Request $request) {}
+	public function before($request) {}
 
 	/**
 	 * Magic Method to handle calls to undefined functions on the controller.
diff --git a/laravel/routing/handler.php b/laravel/routing/handler.php
index 91e1197d..ef7a232e 100644
--- a/laravel/routing/handler.php
+++ b/laravel/routing/handler.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected function delegate($controller, $method, $parameters)
 
 		$controller = $this->resolve($controller);
 
-		$response = $controller->before($this->request);
+		$response = ($method == 'before' or strncmp($method, '_', 1) === 0) ? new Error('404') : $controller->before($this->request);
 
 		return (is_null($response)) ? call_user_func_array(array($controller, $method), $parameters) : $response;
 	}