diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index d2bc978..012393f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import db
 import requests
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, HTTPException, status, Form
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
-from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse, JSONResponse
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from tortoise.contrib.fastapi import RegisterTortoise
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ async def list_redirects():
 
 @app.post("/api/create", response_model=db.RedirectPydantic)
 async def create_redirect(
+        response: JSONResponse,
         destination: str = Form(...),
         expires: typing.Optional[datetime.datetime] = Form(None),
         max_visits: typing.Optional[int] = Form(None),
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ async def create_redirect(
 
     existing = await db.Redirect.get_or_none(destination=destination)
     if existing is not None:
+        response.status_code = 200
         return await db.RedirectPydantic.from_tortoise_orm(existing)
 
     match slug_type:
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ async def create_redirect(
     while await db.Redirect.get_or_none(slug=slug) is not None:
         slug = secrets.token_urlsafe(slug_length // 2)
     redirect = await db.Redirect.create(destination=destination, expires=expires, max_visits=max_visits, slug=slug)
+    response.status_code = 201
     return await db.RedirectPydantic.from_tortoise_orm(redirect)