diff --git a/oxdata/oxdjango/shortcuts.py b/oxdata/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
index 0602b74..e6d3cc4 100644
--- a/oxdata/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
+++ b/oxdata/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _to_json(python_object):
         return python_object.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
     raise TypeError('%s %s is not JSON serializable' % (repr(python_object), type(python_object)))
 
-def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="text/json", status=200):
+def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="application/json", status=200):
     indent = None
     if settings.DEBUG:
         content_type = "text/javascript"