diff --git a/budget/api.py b/budget/api.py
index c50d6686..ddaf65c4 100644
--- a/budget/api.py
+++ b/budget/api.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class MemberHandler(object):
     def delete(self, project, member_id):
         if project.remove_member(member_id):
             return Response('OK', status=200)
+        else:
+            return Response('Not Found', status=404)
 
 
 class BillHandler(object):
diff --git a/budget/rest.py b/budget/rest.py
index e698e215..8ade14bb 100644
--- a/budget/rest.py
+++ b/budget/rest.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ def serialize(func):
             return data
         else:
             # serialize it
-            return SERIALIZERS.get(mime, "text/json").encode(data)
+            return werkzeug.Response(SERIALIZERS[mime].encode(data), 
+                    status=200, mimetype=mime)
 
     return wrapped