diff --git a/services/docstore/app.js b/services/docstore/app.js
index 468dc77983..555f31137b 100644
--- a/services/docstore/app.js
+++ b/services/docstore/app.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ app.post(
   bodyParser.json({ limit: (Settings.max_doc_length + 64 * 1024) * 2 }),
   HttpController.updateDoc
 )
-app.del('/project/:project_id/doc/:doc_id', HttpController.deleteDoc)
+app.delete('/project/:project_id/doc/:doc_id', HttpController.deleteDoc)
 
 app.post('/project/:project_id/archive', HttpController.archiveAllDocs)
 app.post('/project/:project_id/unarchive', HttpController.unArchiveAllDocs)
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ app.get('/status', (req, res) => res.send('docstore is alive'))
 app.use(function (error, req, res, next) {
   logger.error({ err: error, req }, 'request errored')
   if (error instanceof Errors.NotFoundError) {
-    return res.send(404)
+    return res.sendStatus(404)
   } else {
-    return res.send(500, 'Oops, something went wrong')
+    return res.status(500).send('Oops, something went wrong')
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/services/docstore/app/js/HttpController.js b/services/docstore/app/js/HttpController.js
index 86139e6f45..50c779736c 100644
--- a/services/docstore/app/js/HttpController.js
+++ b/services/docstore/app/js/HttpController.js
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
       }
       logger.log({ doc_id, project_id }, 'got doc')
       if (doc == null) {
-        return res.send(404)
+        return res.sendStatus(404)
       } else if (doc.deleted && !include_deleted) {
-        return res.send(404)
+        return res.sendStatus(404)
       } else {
         return res.json(HttpController._buildDocView(doc))
       }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
         return next(error)
       }
       if (doc == null) {
-        return res.send(404)
+        return res.sendStatus(404)
       } else {
         res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/plain')
         return res.send(HttpController._buildRawDocView(doc))
@@ -118,19 +118,19 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
 
     if (lines == null || !(lines instanceof Array)) {
       logger.error({ project_id, doc_id }, 'no doc lines provided')
-      res.send(400) // Bad Request
+      res.sendStatus(400) // Bad Request
       return
     }
 
     if (version == null || typeof version === !'number') {
       logger.error({ project_id, doc_id }, 'no doc version provided')
-      res.send(400) // Bad Request
+      res.sendStatus(400) // Bad Request
       return
     }
 
     if (ranges == null) {
       logger.error({ project_id, doc_id }, 'no doc ranges provided')
-      res.send(400) // Bad Request
+      res.sendStatus(400) // Bad Request
       return
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
       if (error != null) {
         return next(error)
       }
-      return res.send(204)
+      return res.sendStatus(204)
     })
   },
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
       if (error != null) {
         return next(error)
       }
-      return res.send(204)
+      return res.sendStatus(204)
     })
   },
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
       if (error != null) {
         return next(error)
       }
-      return res.send(200)
+      return res.sendStatus(200)
     })
   },
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
       if (error != null) {
         return next(error)
       }
-      return res.send(204)
+      return res.sendStatus(204)
     })
   },
 
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ module.exports = HttpController = {
     return HealthChecker.check(function (err) {
       if (err != null) {
         logger.err({ err }, 'error performing health check')
-        return res.send(500)
+        return res.sendStatus(500)
       } else {
-        return res.send(200)
+        return res.sendStatus(200)
       }
     })
   }
diff --git a/services/docstore/test/unit/js/HttpControllerTests.js b/services/docstore/test/unit/js/HttpControllerTests.js
index 5463660269..46132737f2 100644
--- a/services/docstore/test/unit/js/HttpControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/docstore/test/unit/js/HttpControllerTests.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
     })
     this.res = {
       send: sinon.stub(),
+      sendStatus: sinon.stub(),
       json: sinon.stub(),
       setHeader: sinon.stub()
     }
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
 
       it('should return 404 if the query string delete is not set ', function () {
         this.HttpController.getDoc(this.req, this.res, this.next)
-        return this.res.send.calledWith(404).should.equal(true)
+        return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(404).should.equal(true)
       })
 
       return it('should return the doc as JSON if include_deleted is set to true', function () {
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
       })
 
       return it('should return a 400 (bad request) response', function () {
-        return this.res.send.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
+        return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
       })
     })
 
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
       })
 
       return it('should return a 400 (bad request) response', function () {
-        return this.res.send.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
+        return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
       })
     })
 
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
       })
 
       return it('should return a 400 (bad request) response', function () {
-        return this.res.send.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
+        return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(400).should.equal(true)
       })
     })
 
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
     })
 
     return it('should return a 204 (No Content)', function () {
-      return this.res.send.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
+      return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
     })
   })
 
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
     })
 
     return it('should return a 204 (No Content)', function () {
-      return this.res.send.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
+      return this.res.sendStatus.calledWith(204).should.equal(true)
     })
   })
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ describe('HttpController', function () {
     })
 
     return it('should return 204', function () {
-      return sinon.assert.calledWith(this.res.send, 204)
+      return sinon.assert.calledWith(this.res.sendStatus, 204)
     })
   })
 })