diff --git a/src/main/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/ServerResponse.java b/src/main/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/ServerResponse.java
index a56b55f..e1a3b61 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/ServerResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/ServerResponse.java
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ public ServerResponse<T> ok()
 	public ServerResponse<T> redirect(String location)
 	{
 		this.redirectLocation = location;
+		this.status = StatusCodes.FOUND;
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public ServerResponse<T> redirectPermanently(String location)
+	{
+		this.redirectLocation = location;
+		this.status = StatusCodes.MOVED_PERMANENTLY;;
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -400,13 +408,9 @@ public void send(final HttpHandler handler, final HttpServerExchange exchange) t
 	{
 		if(this.redirectLocation != null)
 		{ 
-			try
-			{
-				Handlers.redirect(redirectLocation).handleRequest(exchange);
-			} catch (Exception e)
-			{
-				throw new RuntimeException(e);
-			}
+			exchange.setStatusCode(this.status);
+		    exchange.getResponseHeaders().put(Headers.LOCATION, this.redirectLocation);
+		    exchange.endExchange();
 			return;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/controllers/Tests.java b/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/controllers/Tests.java
index ee21c1a..2683496 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/controllers/Tests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/controllers/Tests.java
@@ -224,7 +224,15 @@ public ServerResponse<Set<Long>>  genericOptionalSet( ServerRequest request, @Qu
 			return response( ids.get() ).applicationJson(); 
 		 
 	}
+
 	
+	@GET
+	@Path("/redirect/permanent")
+	@ApiOperation(value = "Permanent redirect endpoint",   httpMethod = "GET" )
+	public ServerResponse<?> testPermanentRedirect()
+	{ 
+		return response().redirectPermanently("https://google.com");
+	}
 	
 	@GET
 	@Path("/redirect")
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/TestControllerEndpoints.java b/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/TestControllerEndpoints.java
index bfb8484..73a22fa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/TestControllerEndpoints.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/sinistral/proteus/server/TestControllerEndpoints.java
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ public void testRedirect()
 	{
 		given().log().uri().when().get("tests/redirect").then().statusCode(200).and().header("Server", "gws");
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testRedirectFoundCode()
+	{
+		given().log().uri().when().redirects().follow(false).get("tests/redirect").then().statusCode(302);
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testRedirectMovedPermanentlyCode()
+	{
+		given().log().uri().when().redirects().follow(false).get("tests/redirect/permanent").then().statusCode(301);
+	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 	@Test