diff --git a/lib/loaders/LoaderBase.js b/lib/loaders/LoaderBase.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/loaders/LoaderBase.js
+++ b/lib/loaders/LoaderBase.js
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ var LoaderBase = new Class({
    */
   _onStateChange: function () {
     if (this.xhr.readyState > 1) {
-      var status = ''
+      var status
       var waiting = false
       // Fix error in IE8 where status isn't available until readyState=4
       try { status = this.xhr.status } catch (e) { waiting = true }
 
-      if (status === '200') {
+      if (status === 200) {
         switch (this.xhr.readyState) {
 
           // send() has been called, and headers and status are available
Bugfix wrong status type comparision