diff --git a/lib/handlers/patch.js b/lib/handlers/patch.js
index 8001c9f5..04bcba1e 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/patch.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/patch.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ async function patchHandler (req, res, next) {
     })
 
     // Send the result to the client
+    res.sendStatus(resourceExists ? 200 : 201)
     res.send(result)
   } catch (err) {
     return next(err)