diff --git a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
index 3577ed63..fb8fe900 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                                          (loop [[file & files] index-files]
                                            (if file
                                              (if (resource-response (join-paths path file))
-                                               {:status 302 :headers {"Location" (join-paths uri file)}}
+                                               (response/redirect (join-paths uri file))
                                                (recur files))))))
             handler (if path
                       (fn [request]
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
index 200cce36..85697271 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 
 #?(:clj
    (deftest resource-handler-test
-     (let [redirect (fn [uri] {:status 302 :headers {"Location" uri}})
+     (let [redirect (fn [uri] {:status 302, :body "", :headers {"Location" uri}})
            request (fn [uri] {:uri uri, :request-method :get})]
        (testing "inside a router"