diff --git a/lib/cartodb/api/middlewares/initialize-status-code.js b/lib/cartodb/api/middlewares/initialize-status-code.js
index 9e6da2c7..ed6b1805 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/api/middlewares/initialize-status-code.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/api/middlewares/initialize-status-code.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 module.exports = function initializeStatusCode () {
     return function initializeStatusCodeMiddleware (req, res, next) {
-        res.statusCode = 404;
+        if (req.method !== 'OPTIONS') {
+            res.statusCode = 404;
+        }
+
         next();
     };
 };