diff --git a/docs/api_test.go b/docs/api_test.go
index 5f9e6c38..aa70e504 100644
--- a/docs/api_test.go
+++ b/docs/api_test.go
@@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ func TestManifestAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp = putManifest(t, "putting signed manifest", manifestURL, signedManifest)
-
-	checkResponse(t, "putting signed manifest", resp, http.StatusOK)
+	checkResponse(t, "putting signed manifest", resp, http.StatusAccepted)
 
 	resp, err = http.Get(manifestURL)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/images.go b/docs/images.go
index 3d6feeed..db6bd705 100644
--- a/docs/images.go
+++ b/docs/images.go
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ func (imh *imageManifestHandler) PutImageManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
 }
 
 // DeleteImageManifest removes the image with the given tag from the registry.