diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
index 9fdc03dea..f77462adb 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 	}
 
 	processRangeRequest(r, w, totalSize, mimeType, func(writer io.Writer, offset int64, size int64, httpStatusCode int) error {
+		if httpStatusCode != 0 {
+			w.WriteHeader(httpStatusCode)
+		}
 		if offset+size <= int64(len(entry.Content)) {
-			if httpStatusCode != 0 {
-				w.WriteHeader(httpStatusCode)
-			}
 			_, err := writer.Write(entry.Content[offset : offset+size])
 			return err
 		}