diff --git a/api/src/extensions/ApplicationCallExtensions.kt b/api/src/extensions/ApplicationCallExtensions.kt
index 8727dc1..cfdcca6 100644
--- a/api/src/extensions/ApplicationCallExtensions.kt
+++ b/api/src/extensions/ApplicationCallExtensions.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import io.ktor.http.*
 import io.ktor.response.*
 
 suspend fun ApplicationCall.respondStatus(status: HttpStatusCode) {
-    respond(status, """{"status": "${status.description}"}""")
+    respondText(
+        """{"status": "${status.description}"}""",
+        status = status,
+        contentType = ContentType.Application.Json
+    )
 }
 
 /**