diff --git a/httpserver-header.lua b/httpserver-header.lua
index b3f9134..5f01ef7 100644
--- a/httpserver-header.lua
+++ b/httpserver-header.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ return function (connection, code, extension)
       local codez = {[200]="OK", [400]="Bad Request", [404]="Not Found",}
       local myResult = codez[code]
       -- enforce returning valid http codes all the way throughout?
-      if myResult then return {[code]=myResult,} else return {[501]="Not Implemented",} end
+      if myResult then return myResult else return "Not Implemented" end
    end
 
    local function getMimeType(ext)