diff --git a/src/rest/response.lua b/src/rest/response.lua
index 7e0660a..869b813 100644
--- a/src/rest/response.lua
+++ b/src/rest/response.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function M.new(requestObject)
 	local self = setmetatable({}, M)
 	self.body = { status = nil, data = {} }
 	self:setHttpStatus(200, 'OK')
-	self:setContentType('text/plain;charset=UTF-8')
+	self:setContentType('application/json;charset=UTF-8')
 	--self:setContentType('application/json;charset=UTF-8')
 
 	-- A queue for functions to be executed when the response has been given.