diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudClient.java b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudClient.java
index 5ddef54660b85..e5f53bb659915 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudClient.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudClient.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ private void handleRequestEvent(JSONObject data) {
                     responseJson.put("id", requestId);
                     responseJson.put("headers", getJSONHeaders(response.getHeaders()));
                     responseJson.put("responseStatusCode", response.getStatus());
-                    responseJson.put("responseStatusText", "OK");
+                    responseJson.put("responseStatusText", response.getReason());
                     socket.emit("responseHeader", responseJson);
                     logger.trace("Sent headers to request {}", requestId);
                     logger.trace("{}", responseJson.toString());