diff --git a/modules/httpd/httpd_proc.c b/modules/httpd/httpd_proc.c
index 7fec8dd3081..75a6191e583 100644
--- a/modules/httpd/httpd_proc.c
+++ b/modules/httpd/httpd_proc.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ int getConnectionHeader(void *cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind,
 	struct post_request *pr = (struct post_request*)cls;
 	str content_length;
 	unsigned int len;
+	char *p, bk;
 
 	if (cls == NULL) {
 		LM_ERR("Unable to store return data\n");
@@ -313,12 +314,19 @@ int getConnectionHeader(void *cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind,
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp("Content-Type", key) == 0) {
 		LM_DBG("Content-Type=%s\n", value);
+		/* extract only the mime */
+		if ( (p=strchr(value, ';'))!=NULL ) {
+			while( p>value && (*(p-1)==' ' || *(p-1)=='\t') ) p--;
+			bk = *p;
+			*p = 0;
+		}
 		if (strcasecmp("text/xml", value) == 0)
 			pr->content_type = HTTPD_TEXT_XML_CNT_TYPE;
 		else if (strcasecmp("application/json", value) == 0)
 			pr->content_type = HTTPD_APPLICATION_JSON_CNT_TYPE;
 		else
 			pr->content_type = HTTPD_UNKNOWN_CNT_TYPE;
+		if (p) *p = bk;
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp("Content-Length", key) == 0) {