diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/http_response.py b/src/calibre/srv/http_response.py
index c0fc01204b..9628be6e1f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/http_response.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/http_response.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class RequestData(object):  # {{{
         )
         self.remote_addr, self.remote_port = remote_addr, remote_port
         self.opts = opts
-        self.status_code = httplib.CREATED if self.method == 'POST' else httplib.OK
+        self.status_code = httplib.OK
         self.outcookie = Cookie()
         self.lang_code = self.gettext_func = self.ngettext_func = None
         self.set_translator(self.get_preferred_language())
diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/tests/http.py b/src/calibre/srv/tests/http.py
index 5218964aea..6f8ca02c6c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/tests/http.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/tests/http.py
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ class TestHTTP(BaseTest):
             # Test POST with simple body
             conn.request('POST', '/test', 'body')
             r = conn.getresponse()
-            self.ae(r.status, httplib.CREATED)
+            self.ae(r.status, httplib.OK)
             self.ae(r.read(), b'testbody')
 
             # Test POST with chunked transfer encoding
             conn.request('POST', '/test', headers={'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'})
             conn.send(b'4\r\nbody\r\na\r\n1234567890\r\n0\r\n\r\n')
             r = conn.getresponse()
-            self.ae(r.status, httplib.CREATED)
+            self.ae(r.status, httplib.OK)
             self.ae(r.read(), b'testbody1234567890')
 
             # Test various incorrect input