diff --git a/api/src/middleware/respond.ts b/api/src/middleware/respond.ts
index 385943bba3..d48b1ad458 100644
--- a/api/src/middleware/respond.ts
+++ b/api/src/middleware/respond.ts
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ export const respond: RequestHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 
 	if (Buffer.isBuffer(res.locals.payload)) {
 		return res.end(res.locals.payload);
-	} else {
+	} else if (res.locals.payload) {
 		return res.json(res.locals.payload);
+	} else {
+		return res.status(204).end();
 	}
 });