diff --git a/steamcache/steamcache.go b/steamcache/steamcache.go
index 4f94569..307c255 100644
--- a/steamcache/steamcache.go
+++ b/steamcache/steamcache.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if r.URL.Path == "/" {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusFound) // this is used by steamcache2's upstream verification at startup
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) // this is used by steamcache2's upstream verification at startup
 		return
 	}