diff --git a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
index 27fc59dbd8a..cb7a5ed081e 100644
--- a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
+++ b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
@@ -1418,6 +1418,7 @@ int XrdHttpProtocol::StartSimpleResp(int code, const char *desc, const char *hea
     ss << desc;
   } else {
     if (code == 200) ss << "OK";
+    else if (code == 100) ss << "Continue";
     else if (code == 206) ss << "Partial Content";
     else if (code == 302) ss << "Redirect";
     else if (code == 403) ss << "Forbidden";
@@ -1427,12 +1428,13 @@ int XrdHttpProtocol::StartSimpleResp(int code, const char *desc, const char *hea
     else ss << "Unknown";
   }
   ss << crlf;
-  if (keepalive)
+  if (keepalive && (code != 100))
     ss << "Connection: Keep-Alive" << crlf;
   else
     ss << "Connection: Close" << crlf;
 
-  if (bodylen >= 0) ss << "Content-Length: " << bodylen << crlf;
+  if ((bodylen >= 0) && (code != 100))
+    ss << "Content-Length: " << bodylen << crlf;
 
   if (header_to_add)
     ss << header_to_add << crlf;