diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsController.js
index c27576199c..fe0ad397bc 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsController.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const Features = require('../../infrastructure/Features')
 module.exports = {
   updateEditingSession(req, res, next) {
     if (!Features.hasFeature('analytics')) {
-      return res.send(204)
+      return res.sendStatus(204)
     }
     const userId = AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId(req)
     const { projectId } = req.params
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ module.exports = {
         )
       })
     } else {
-      res.send(204)
+      res.sendStatus(204)
     }
   },
 
   recordEvent(req, res, next) {
     if (!Features.hasFeature('analytics')) {
-      return res.send(204)
+      return res.sendStatus(204)
     }
     const userId =
       AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId(req) || req.sessionID
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Chat/ChatController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Chat/ChatController.js
index a1bc161558..79acd38a13 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Chat/ChatController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Chat/ChatController.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = ChatController = {
             'new-chat-message',
             message
           )
-          return res.send(204)
+          return res.sendStatus(204)
         })
       }
     )
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.js
index ea48c74413..7261b6d0e0 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.js
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ module.exports = CompileController = {
       return rateLimit(function(err, canContinue) {
         if (err != null) {
           logger.err({ err }, 'error checking rate limit for pdf download')
-          return res.send(500)
+          return res.sendStatus(500)
         } else if (!canContinue) {
           logger.log(
             { project_id, ip: req.ip },
             'rate limit hit downloading pdf'
           )
-          return res.send(500)
+          return res.sendStatus(500)
         } else {
           return CompileController._downloadAsUser(req, function(
             error,
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/LinkedFiles/LinkedFilesController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/LinkedFiles/LinkedFilesController.js
index 148a7a82d6..a5f0887ad4 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/LinkedFiles/LinkedFilesController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/LinkedFiles/LinkedFilesController.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = LinkedFilesController = {
         linkedFileData == null ||
         (linkedFileData != null ? linkedFileData.provider : undefined) == null
       ) {
-        return res.send(409)
+        return res.sendStatus(409)
       }
       const { provider } = linkedFileData
       const parent_folder_id = parentFolder._id
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Notifications/NotificationsController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Notifications/NotificationsController.js
index e2461accbd..32d660fbca 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Notifications/NotificationsController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Notifications/NotificationsController.js
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module.exports = {
   markNotificationAsRead(req, res) {
     const user_id = AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId(req)
     const { notification_id } = req.params
-    NotificationsHandler.markAsRead(user_id, notification_id, () => res.send())
+    NotificationsHandler.markAsRead(user_id, notification_id, () =>
+      res.sendStatus(200)
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/PasswordReset/PasswordResetController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/PasswordReset/PasswordResetController.js
index b8f268edaf..e70391e0cf 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/PasswordReset/PasswordResetController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/PasswordReset/PasswordResetController.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ module.exports = {
     }
     RateLimiter.addCount(opts, (err, canContinue) => {
       if (err != null) {
-        res.send(500, { message: err.message })
+        res.status(500).send({ message: err.message })
       }
       if (!canContinue) {
-        return res.send(429, {
+        return res.status(429).send({
           message: req.i18n.translate('rate_limit_hit_wait')
         })
       }
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ module.exports = {
             { err },
             'failed to generate and email password reset token'
           )
-          res.send(500, { message: err.message })
+          res.status(500).send({ message: err.message })
         } else if (status === 'primary') {
-          res.send(200, {
+          res.status(200).send({
             message: { text: req.i18n.translate('password_reset_email_sent') }
           })
         } else if (status === 'secondary') {
-          res.send(404, {
+          res.status(404).send({
             message: req.i18n.translate('secondary_email_password_reset')
           })
         } else {
-          res.send(404, {
+          res.status(404).send({
             message: req.i18n.translate('cant_find_email')
           })
         }
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/ServerAdmin/AdminController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/ServerAdmin/AdminController.js
index a94ffbd8c0..060863d1c9 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/ServerAdmin/AdminController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/ServerAdmin/AdminController.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = AdminController = {
     Settings.mongo.writeAll = true
     return DocumentUpdaterHandler.flushAllDocsToMongo(function() {
       logger.log('all docs have been saved to mongo')
-      return res.send()
+      return res.sendStatus(200)
     })
   },
 
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionController.js
index 8afa415c1b..caa0c354fb 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionController.js
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ module.exports = SubscriptionController = {
       }
       return SubscriptionHandler.extendTrial(subscription, 14, function(err) {
         if (err != null) {
-          return res.send(500)
+          return res.sendStatus(500)
         } else {
-          return res.send(200)
+          return res.sendStatus(200)
         }
       })
     })
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupController.js
index 113ab5bb93..ee31bdfff8 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupController.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = {
           )
           return next(err)
         }
-        return res.send()
+        return res.sendStatus(200)
       }
     )
   },
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
             )
             return res.sendStatus(500)
           }
-          return res.send()
+          return res.sendStatus(200)
         }
       )
     })
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserController.js
index c35a282f26..e6d86071cd 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserController.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const UserController = {
             'Failed to unsubscribe user from newsletter'
           )
         }
-        res.send()
+        res.sendStatus(200)
       })
     })
   },
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const UserController = {
                   { err, userId },
                   'error getting user for email update'
                 )
-                return res.send(500)
+                return res.sendStatus(500)
               }
               AuthenticationController.setInSessionUser(req, {
                 email: user.email,
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserInfoController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserInfoController.js
index e916e5d7e9..be406a1991 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserInfoController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserInfoController.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = UserController = {
     } else if (/^[a-f0-9]{24}$/.test(userId)) {
       query = { _id: ObjectId(userId) }
     } else {
-      return res.send(400)
+      return res.sendStatus(400)
     }
 
     UserGetter.getUser(
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = UserController = {
           return next(error)
         }
         if (!user) {
-          return res.send(404)
+          return res.sendStatus(404)
         }
         UserController.sendFormattedPersonalInfo(user, res, next)
       }
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
index 96653b1a98..d4b93e6d37 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (error != null) {
           return next(error)
         }
-        return res.send()
+        return res.sendStatus(200)
       }
     )
   },
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/router.js b/services/web/app/src/router.js
index 7d1ed33553..0baaee6b53 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/router.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/router.js
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ function initialize(webRouter, privateApiRouter, publicApiRouter) {
 
   privateApiRouter.get('/opps-small', function(req, res, next) {
     logger.err('test error occured')
-    res.send()
+    res.sendStatus(200)
   })
 
   webRouter.post('/error/client', function(req, res, next) {
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/MockProjectHistoryApi.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/MockProjectHistoryApi.js
index 8f602db1b2..50a157e2ad 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/MockProjectHistoryApi.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/MockProjectHistoryApi.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = MockProjectHistoryApi = {
         if (this.oldFiles[key] != null) {
           res.send(this.oldFiles[key])
         } else {
-          res.send(404)
+          res.sendStatus(404)
         }
       }
     )
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = MockProjectHistoryApi = {
       if (this.projectVersions[projectId] != null) {
         res.json(this.projectVersions[projectId])
       } else {
-        res.send(404)
+        res.sendStatus(404)
       }
     })
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = MockProjectHistoryApi = {
       if (labels != null) {
         res.json(labels)
       } else {
-        res.send(404)
+        res.sendStatus(404)
       }
     })
 
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ module.exports = MockProjectHistoryApi = {
             : undefined
         if (label != null) {
           this.deleteLabel(projectId, labelId)
-          res.send(204)
+          res.sendStatus(204)
         } else {
-          res.send(404)
+          res.sendStatus(404)
         }
       }
     )
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Chat/ChatControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Chat/ChatControllerTests.js
index 1de2943c50..d1b312324c 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Chat/ChatControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Chat/ChatControllerTests.js
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ describe('ChatController', function() {
         project_id: this.project_id
       }
     }
-    return (this.res = {
+    this.res = {
       json: sinon.stub(),
-      send: sinon.stub()
-    })
+      send: sinon.stub(),
+      sendStatus: sinon.stub()
+    }
   })
 
   describe('sendMessage', function() {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ describe('ChatController', function() {
     })
 
     it('should return a 204 status code', function() {
-      return this.res.send.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
+      return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Notifications/NotificationsControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Notifications/NotificationsControllerTests.js
index 211f3d95e0..67fab5bc23 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Notifications/NotificationsControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Notifications/NotificationsControllerTests.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('NotificationsController', function() {
 
   it('should send a delete request when a delete has been received to mark a notification', function(done) {
     return this.controller.markNotificationAsRead(this.req, {
-      send: () => {
+      sendStatus: () => {
         this.handler.markAsRead
           .calledWith(user_id, notification_id)
           .should.equal(true)
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/PasswordReset/PasswordResetControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/PasswordReset/PasswordResetControllerTests.js
index 3f26e54fbc..44339f84ca 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/PasswordReset/PasswordResetControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/PasswordReset/PasswordResetControllerTests.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const SandboxedModule = require('sandboxed-module')
 const path = require('path')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const { expect } = require('chai')
+const MockResponse = require('../helpers/MockResponse')
 
 const MODULE_PATH = path.join(
   __dirname,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
       session: {},
       query: {}
     }
-    this.res = {}
+    this.res = new MockResponse()
 
     this.settings = {}
     this.PasswordResetHandler = {
@@ -71,14 +72,12 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         'primary'
       )
       this.RateLimiter.addCount.callsArgWith(1, null, false)
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(429)
-        this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
-          .calledWith(this.email)
-          .should.equal(false)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
+        .calledWith(this.email)
+        .should.equal(false)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(429)
+      done()
     })
 
     it('should tell the handler to process that email', function(done) {
@@ -88,14 +87,12 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         null,
         'primary'
       )
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(200)
-        this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
-          .calledWith(this.email)
-          .should.equal(true)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
+        .calledWith(this.email)
+        .should.equal(true)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(200)
+      done()
     })
 
     it('should send a 500 if there is an error', function(done) {
@@ -104,11 +101,9 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         1,
         'error'
       )
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(500)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(500)
+      done()
     })
 
     it("should send a 404 if the email doesn't exist", function(done) {
@@ -118,11 +113,9 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         null,
         null
       )
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(404)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(404)
+      done()
     })
 
     it('should send a 404 if the email is registered as a secondard email', function(done) {
@@ -132,11 +125,9 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         null,
         'secondary'
       )
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(404)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(404)
+      done()
     })
 
     it('should normalize the email address', function(done) {
@@ -148,14 +139,12 @@ describe('PasswordResetController', function() {
         null,
         'primary'
       )
-      this.res.send = code => {
-        code.should.equal(200)
-        this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
-          .calledWith(this.email.toLowerCase().trim())
-          .should.equal(true)
-        done()
-      }
       this.PasswordResetController.requestReset(this.req, this.res)
+      this.PasswordResetHandler.generateAndEmailResetToken
+        .calledWith(this.email.toLowerCase().trim())
+        .should.equal(true)
+      this.res.statusCode.should.equal(200)
+      done()
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupControllerTests.js
index 1f61d23b53..3832e066a3 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/SubscriptionGroupControllerTests.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('SubscriptionGroupController', function() {
       this.req.entity = this.subscription
 
       const res = {
-        send: () => {
+        sendStatus: () => {
           this.GroupHandler.removeUserFromGroup
             .calledWith(this.subscriptionId, userIdToRemove)
             .should.equal(true)
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserControllerTests.js
index 62c1c9ce68..31e54980ea 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserControllerTests.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('UserController', function() {
 
   describe('unsubscribe', function() {
     it('should send the user to unsubscribe', function(done) {
-      this.res.send = code => {
+      this.res.sendStatus = () => {
         this.NewsLetterManager.unsubscribe
           .calledWith(this.user)
           .should.equal(true)
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
index 34a0651c47..e9bb19d8b9 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ describe('UserMembershipController', function() {
 
     it('remove user', function(done) {
       return this.UserMembershipController.remove(this.req, {
-        send: () => {
+        sendStatus: () => {
           sinon.assert.calledWithMatch(
             this.UserMembershipHandler.removeUser,
             this.subscription,
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/helpers/MockResponse.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/helpers/MockResponse.js
index ee14ae720e..d5a9cfca48 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/helpers/MockResponse.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/helpers/MockResponse.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class MockResponse {
   sendStatus(status) {
     if (arguments.length < 2) {
       if (typeof status !== 'number') {
-        const body = status
         status = 200
       }
     }
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class MockResponse {
     if (arguments.length < 2) {
       if (typeof status !== 'number') {
         body = status
-        status = 200
+        status = this.statusCode || 200
       }
     }
     this.statusCode = status