diff --git a/lib/journey.js b/lib/journey.js
index f41c9fa..dcfa0e7 100644
--- a/lib/journey.js
+++ b/lib/journey.js
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@ journey.Router.prototype = {
                         case "object":
                             return mixin({}, baseResponse, { body: response });
                         case "string":
-                            return mixin({}, baseResponse, { body: { journey: response } });
+                            var base = {headers: {"Content-Type": "text/html"},
+                                        status:  baseResponse.status};
+                            return mixin({}, base, { body: response });
                         case "number":
                             return mixin({}, baseResponse, { status: response });
                         case "array":