diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/middleware.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/middleware.js
index e6adb18d1b..ab774da113 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/middleware.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/middleware.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function SessionMiddleware({sessionService}) {
         try {
             await sessionService.sendAuthCodeToUser(req, res);
 
-            res.sendStatus(201);
+            res.sendStatus(200);
         } catch (err) {
             next(err);
         }
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/services/auth/session/middleware.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/services/auth/session/middleware.test.js
index 4152a40a05..c5db915dd2 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/services/auth/session/middleware.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/services/auth/session/middleware.test.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('Session Service', function () {
             should.equal(sendAuthCodeToUserStub.callCount, 1);
             should.equal(nextStub.callCount, 0);
             should.equal(sendStatusStub.callCount, 1);
-            should.equal(sendStatusStub.args[0][0], 201);
+            should.equal(sendStatusStub.args[0][0], 200);
         });
 
         it('calls next with an error if sendAuthCodeToUser fails', async function () {