diff --git a/src/org/opencms/main/OpenCmsServlet.java b/src/org/opencms/main/OpenCmsServlet.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/org/opencms/main/OpenCmsServlet.java
+++ b/src/org/opencms/main/OpenCmsServlet.java
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ public class OpenCmsServlet extends HttpServlet implements I_CmsRequestHandler {
                 }
                 if (exportData != null) {
                     try {
+                        // data found assume response code 200, may be corrected later
+                        res.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                         // generate a static export request wrapper
                         CmsStaticExportRequest exportReq = new CmsStaticExportRequest(req, exportData);
                         // export the resource and set the response status according to the result
Fixing issue with wrong HTTP response code for static export resources.