diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 6781dad1ae..d65ef57622 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var fs = require('fs')
   , path = require('path')
   , connect = require('connect')
   , utils = connect.utils
+  , statusCodes = http.STATUS_CODES
   , parseRange = require('./utils').parseRange
   , res = http.ServerResponse.prototype
   , send = connect.static.send
@@ -392,10 +393,10 @@ res.redirect = function(url, status){
 
   // Support text/{plain,html} by default
   if (req.accepts('html')) {
-    body = '<p>' + http.STATUS_CODES[status] + '. Redirecting to <a href="' + url + '">' + url + '</a></p>';
+    body = '<p>' + statusCodes[status] + '. Redirecting to <a href="' + url + '">' + url + '</a></p>';
     this.header('Content-Type', 'text/html');
   } else {
-    body = http.STATUS_CODES[status] + '. Redirecting to ' + url;
+    body = statusCodes[status] + '. Redirecting to ' + url;
     this.header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
   }