diff --git a/cherrypy/lib/httputil.py b/cherrypy/lib/httputil.py
index 77bc961c7..d4f32abef 100644
--- a/cherrypy/lib/httputil.py
+++ b/cherrypy/lib/httputil.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def protocol_from_http(protocol_str):
 
 
 def passes_if_range_check(request):
-    """Return true if the request has If-Range header, and it passes the conditions contained in the header.
+    """Return true if the request does not have an If-Range header, or it passes the conditions contained in the header.
     In this case, the Range header should be observed. False if other, with the Range header discarded."""
     if_range_header = request.headers.get('If-Range')
     if if_range_header:
@@ -84,10 +84,14 @@ def passes_if_range_check(request):
         try:
             if datetime(*parsedate(if_range_header)[:6]) < datetime.now():
                 return True
+            else:
+                return False
         except TypeError:
             # Fixme: TypeError indicates that the value is an ETag. We don't support ETag at the moment.
             return False
-    return False
+    else:
+        # Return True when there is no If-Range, since it technically fufills all conditions
+        return True
 
 def get_ranges(headervalue, content_length):
     """Return a list of (start, stop) indices from a Range header, or None.
diff --git a/cherrypy/lib/static.py b/cherrypy/lib/static.py
index 0574030f4..af74dd32b 100644
--- a/cherrypy/lib/static.py
+++ b/cherrypy/lib/static.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def _serve_fileobj(fileobj, content_type, content_length, debug=False):
     request = cherrypy.serving.request
     if request.protocol >= (1, 1):
         response.headers['Accept-Ranges'] = 'bytes'
-        r = httputil.get_ranges(request.headers.get('Range'), content_length)
+        r = httputil.passes_if_range_check(request) and httputil.get_ranges(request.headers.get('Range'), content_length)
         if r == []:
             response.headers['Content-Range'] = 'bytes */%s' % content_length
             message = ('Invalid Range (first-byte-pos greater than '
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _serve_fileobj(fileobj, content_type, content_length, debug=False):
                 cherrypy.log(message, 'TOOLS.STATIC')
             raise cherrypy.HTTPError(416, message)
 
-        if r and not httputil.passes_if_range_check(request):
+        if r:
             if len(r) == 1:
                 # Return a single-part response.
                 start, stop = r[0]
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def file_ranges():
         else:
             if debug:
                 log_msg = (
-                    'If-Range is in the past' if is_if_range_in_past
+                    'If-Range is in the past' if resource_expired
                     else 'No byteranges requested'
                 )
                 cherrypy.log(log_msg, 'TOOLS.STATIC')