diff --git a/node/utils/caching_middleware.js b/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
index b0da22dc7..f25059b88 100644
--- a/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
+++ b/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ CachingMiddleware.prototype = new function () {
           res.writeHead(statusCode, headers);
           util.pump(readStream, res);
         } else {
-          res.writeHead(200, headers);
+          res.writeHead(statusCode, headers);
           res.end();
         }
       }