diff --git a/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw.go b/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw.go
index acb1a28f..7da6c4bc 100644
--- a/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw.go
+++ b/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func (rw ResponseWriter) Status() (int, bool) {
 }
 
 func (rw ResponseWriter) StatusRepresentation() string {
-	if !rw.written {
-		return strconv.Itoa(rw.statusCode) + "*"
+	if rw.statusCode == 0 && rw.written {
+		return "200*"
 	}
 	return strconv.Itoa(rw.statusCode)
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw_test.go b/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw_test.go
index 8a369c1e..09091812 100644
--- a/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/web/reception/captured/rw_test.go
@@ -64,3 +64,29 @@ func TestResponseWriter_SizeRepresentation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %q got %q", expected, got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResponseWriter_statusCodeRepresentation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		w := New(httptest.NewRecorder())
+		expected, got := "0", w.StatusRepresentation()
+		if expected != got {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q got %q", expected, got)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("implicit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		w := New(httptest.NewRecorder())
+		w.Write([]byte("lorem ipsum dolor sit amet."))
+		expected, got := "200*", w.StatusRepresentation()
+		if expected != got {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q got %q", expected, got)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("explicit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		w := New(httptest.NewRecorder())
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		expected, got := "200", w.StatusRepresentation()
+		if expected != got {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q got %q", expected, got)
+		}
+	})
+}