diff --git a/src/middleware/node/handler.ts b/src/middleware/node/handler.ts
index 79d7d852..7fd5caf8 100644
--- a/src/middleware/node/handler.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/node/handler.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,16 @@ export function createNodeHandler(
       const errorMessage = err.message
         ? `${err.name}: ${err.message}`
         : "Error: An Unspecified error occurred";
-      response.statusCode =
+      
+      const statusCode =
         typeof err.status !== "undefined" ? err.status : 500;
 
       logger.error(error);
 
+      response.writeHead(statusCode, {
+        "content-type": "application/json"
+      });
+
       response.end(
         JSON.stringify({
           error: errorMessage,