diff --git a/web/web.go b/web/web.go
index 6d956a7dc6..0c9099765e 100644
--- a/web/web.go
+++ b/web/web.go
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ func New(logger log.Logger, o *Options) *Handler {
 		router.Post("/-/reload", h.reload)
 		router.Put("/-/reload", h.reload)
 	} else {
-		router.Post("/-/quit", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		forbiddenAPINotEnabled := func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
-			w.Write([]byte("Lifecycle APIs are not enabled"))
-		})
-		router.Post("/-/reload", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
-			w.Write([]byte("Lifecycle APIs are not enabled"))
-		})
+			w.Write([]byte("Lifecycle API is not enabled."))
+		}
+		router.Post("/-/quit", forbiddenAPINotEnabled)
+		router.Put("/-/quit", forbiddenAPINotEnabled)
+		router.Post("/-/reload", forbiddenAPINotEnabled)
+		router.Put("/-/reload", forbiddenAPINotEnabled)
 	}
 	router.Get("/-/quit", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)