diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
index 800e8929e..360f91e7c 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ var directiveOrder = []string{
 	"request_body",
 
 	"redir",
-	"rewrite",
 
 	// URI manipulation
+	"rewrite",
 	"uri",
 	"try_files",
 
@@ -54,23 +54,23 @@ var directiveOrder = []string{
 	"basicauth",
 	"request_header",
 	"encode",
+	"push",
 	"templates",
 
 	// special routing & dispatching directives
 	"handle",
 	"handle_path",
 	"route",
-	"push",
 
 	// handlers that typically respond to requests
+	"abort",
+	"error",
 	"respond",
 	"metrics",
 	"reverse_proxy",
 	"php_fastcgi",
 	"file_server",
 	"acme_server",
-	"abort",
-	"error",
 }
 
 // directiveIsOrdered returns true if dir is
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/error_example.txt b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/error_example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd42aee55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/error_example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+example.com {
+	root * /srv
+
+	# Trigger errors for certain paths
+	error /private* "Unauthorized" 403
+	error /hidden* "Not found" 404
+
+	# Handle the error by serving an HTML page 
+	handle_errors {
+		rewrite * /{http.error.status_code}.html
+		file_server
+	}
+
+	file_server
+}
+----------
+{
+	"apps": {
+		"http": {
+			"servers": {
+				"srv0": {
+					"listen": [
+						":443"
+					],
+					"routes": [
+						{
+							"match": [
+								{
+									"host": [
+										"example.com"
+									]
+								}
+							],
+							"handle": [
+								{
+									"handler": "subroute",
+									"routes": [
+										{
+											"handle": [
+												{
+													"handler": "vars",
+													"root": "/srv"
+												}
+											]
+										},
+										{
+											"handle": [
+												{
+													"error": "Unauthorized",
+													"handler": "error",
+													"status_code": 403
+												}
+											],
+											"match": [
+												{
+													"path": [
+														"/private*"
+													]
+												}
+											]
+										},
+										{
+											"handle": [
+												{
+													"error": "Not found",
+													"handler": "error",
+													"status_code": 404
+												}
+											],
+											"match": [
+												{
+													"path": [
+														"/hidden*"
+													]
+												}
+											]
+										},
+										{
+											"handle": [
+												{
+													"handler": "file_server",
+													"hide": [
+														"./Caddyfile"
+													]
+												}
+											]
+										}
+									]
+								}
+							],
+							"terminal": true
+						}
+					],
+					"errors": {
+						"routes": [
+							{
+								"match": [
+									{
+										"host": [
+											"example.com"
+										]
+									}
+								],
+								"handle": [
+									{
+										"handler": "subroute",
+										"routes": [
+											{
+												"group": "group0",
+												"handle": [
+													{
+														"handler": "rewrite",
+														"uri": "/{http.error.status_code}.html"
+													}
+												]
+											},
+											{
+												"handle": [
+													{
+														"handler": "file_server",
+														"hide": [
+															"./Caddyfile"
+														]
+													}
+												]
+											}
+										]
+									}
+								],
+								"terminal": true
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
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