diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 3d65818..c9271c1 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Sun, 21 Sep 2014 03:05:17 -0500
+#Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:29:18 -0500
 name=jdb-util
-version=2.3
+version=2.4
 lib.local=true
 
-build.number=9
+build.number=1
diff --git a/src/main/com/jdbernard/net/HttpContext.groovy b/src/main/com/jdbernard/net/HttpContext.groovy
index 34e31ba..3ebb8a7 100644
--- a/src/main/com/jdbernard/net/HttpContext.groovy
+++ b/src/main/com/jdbernard/net/HttpContext.groovy
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class HttpContext {
             writer.flush()
 
             def line = reader.readLine().trim()
-            result.status = line.split(/\s/)[1]
+            result.status = line.split(/\s/)[1] as int
             line = reader.readLine().trim()
 
             boolean isChunked = false