diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 775285b9..ef7ad449 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.0.0-alpha.13
+
+- Fixed a logic error in `HttpResponseContext` that prevented status codes from being sent.
+
 # 2.0.0-alpha.12
 
 - Remove `ResponseContext.sendFile`.
diff --git a/example/json.dart b/example/json.dart
index 1969f510..b273b803 100644
--- a/example/json.dart
+++ b/example/json.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:isolate';
-
-import 'package:angel_container/mirrors.dart';
 import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
 import 'package:angel_framework/http.dart';
 
@@ -33,11 +31,11 @@ main() async {
 }
 
 serverMain(_) async {
-  var app = new Angel(reflector: MirrorsReflector());
+  var app = new Angel();
   var http = new AngelHttp.custom(app, startShared); // Run a cluster
 
   app.get('/', (req, res) {
-    res.serialize({
+    return res.serialize({
       "foo": "bar",
       "one": [2, "three"],
       "bar": {"baz": "quux"}
diff --git a/example/status.dart b/example/status.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb15fd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/status.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'package:angel_framework/http.dart';
+
+main() async {
+  var app = new Angel();
+  var http = new AngelHttp(app);
+
+  app.fallback((req, res) {
+    res.statusCode = 304;
+  });
+
+  await http.startServer('127.0.0.1', 3000);
+  print('Listening at ${http.uri}');
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/http_response_context.dart b/lib/src/http/http_response_context.dart
index 1f48c686..87a9d3fd 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/http_response_context.dart
+++ b/lib/src/http/http_response_context.dart
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class HttpResponseContext extends ResponseContext<HttpResponse> {
       if (!_isClosed) {
         if (!isBuffered) {
           try {
+            _openStream();
             rawResponse.close();
           } catch (_) {
             // This only seems to occur on `MockHttpRequest`, but
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7ea4473e..42f0c2c8 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: angel_framework
-version: 2.0.0-alpha.12
+version: 2.0.0-alpha.13
 description: A high-powered HTTP server with dependency injection, routing and much more.
 author: Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>
 homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/angel_framework