diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7530268..d622f53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ var https = require('spdy');
 function redirectHttp() {
   http.createServer(LEX.createAcmeResponder(lex, function redirectHttps(req, res) {
     res.setHeader('Location', 'https://' + req.headers.host + req.url);
+    res.statusCode = 302;
     res.end('<!-- Hello Developer Person! Please use HTTPS instead -->');
   })).listen(80);
 }