diff --git a/oxdjango/shortcuts.py b/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
index bb13859..57a314d 100644
--- a/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
+++ b/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class HttpErrorJson(Http404):
         self.response = response
 
 def json_response(data={}, status=200, text='ok'):
-    return {'status': {'code': status, 'text': status_text}, 'data': data}
+    return {'status': {'code': status, 'text': text}, 'data': data}
 
 def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="text/json", status=200):
     indent=None