diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/HeadUploader.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/HeadUploader.groovy
index f2b45c50..998c11dc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/HeadUploader.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/HeadUploader.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class HeadUploader extends MeshUploader {
         os.write("200 OK\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII)) // what else can be said?
         writeMesh(downloader)
         writeHeadSupport()
+        os.write("\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
         os.flush()
     }