diff --git a/src/handlers/records-write.ts b/src/handlers/records-write.ts
index 5e8fb75f9..47e24cf97 100644
--- a/src/handlers/records-write.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/records-write.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class RecordsWriteHandler implements MethodHandler {
     }
 
     const messageReply = {
-      status: { code: 202, detail: 'Accepted' }
+      status: { code: newMessageIsInitialWrite ? 204 : 202, detail: newMessageIsInitialWrite ? 'No Content' : 'Accepted' }
     };
 
     // delete all existing messages of the same record that are not newest, except for the initial write