diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index 4799dd5..618763d 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ module.exports = function(source) {
     var resource = db(req.params.resource)
       .insert(req.body)
 
-    res.jsonp(resource)
+    res.status(201).jsonp(resource)
   }
 
   // PUT /:resource/:id
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 5b02781..26460b2 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('Server', function() {
           .send({body: 'foo', booleanValue: 'true', integerValue: '1'})
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect({id: 3, body: 'foo', booleanValue: true, integerValue: 1})
-          .expect(200)
+          .expect(201)
           .end(function(err, res) {
             if (err) return done(err)
             assert.equal(db.posts.length, 3)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('Server', function() {
           .post('/refs')
           .send({url: 'http://foo.com', postId: '1'})
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-          .expect(200)
+          .expect(201)
           .end(function(err, res) {
             if (err) return done(err)
             assert.equal(db.refs.length, 2)