diff --git a/lib/handlers/put.js b/lib/handlers/put.js
index 76bc3b61..38ba1369 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/put.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/put.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function putStream (req, res, next, stream = req) {
     // Fails with Append on existing resource
     if (!req.originalUrl.endsWith('.acl')) await checkPermission(req, resourceExists)
     await ldp.put(req, stream, getContentType(req.headers))
-    res.sendStatus(returnStatus)
+    res.sendStatus(resourceExists ? 204 : 201)
     return next()
   } catch (err) {
     err.message = 'Can\'t write file/folder: ' + err.message