diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 468824407..12de035fd 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     [ ENHANCEMENTS ]
 
     [ DOCUMENTATION ]
+    * GH #1669: Show correct usage of Dancer2::Core::Error (GeekRuthie)
     * GH #1674: Fix POD for input_handle() (mauke)
 
 0.400001  2023-02-05 18:41:48-05:00 America/New_York
diff --git a/lib/Dancer2.pm b/lib/Dancer2.pm
index 61b84fc46..241ad4edc 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2.pm
+++ b/lib/Dancer2.pm
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ We are also on IRC: #dancer on irc.perl.org.
     Fayland Lam
     ferki
     Gabor Szabo
+    GeekRuthie
     geistteufel
     Gideon D'souza
     Gil Magno
diff --git a/lib/Dancer2/Core/Error.pm b/lib/Dancer2/Core/Error.pm
index 840a44fdd..272fee089 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2/Core/Error.pm
+++ b/lib/Dancer2/Core/Error.pm
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ __END__
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-    # taken from send_file:
     use Dancer2::Core::Error;
 
     my $error = Dancer2::Core::Error->new(
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ __END__
         message => "No such file: `$path'"
     );
 
-    Dancer2::Core::Response->set($error->render);
+    $error->throw;
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION