diff --git a/lib/hooks/responses/index.js b/lib/hooks/responses/index.js
index 66618aa26..c907a2fba 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/responses/index.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/responses/index.js
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ function _mixin_jsonx(req, res) {
     sails.log.debug('***********************************************************************************');
 
     // Send conventional status message if no data was provided
-    // (see http://expressjs.com/en/api.html#res.sendStatus)
+    // (see http://expressjs.com/en/api.html#res.send)
     if (_.isUndefined(data)) {
-      return res.sendStatus(res.statusCode);
+      return res.status(res.statusCode).send();
     }
     else if (typeof data !== 'object') {
       // (note that this guard includes arrays)