diff --git a/stats/stats_http.go b/stats/stats_http.go
index e857ecc3..4d860fee 100644
--- a/stats/stats_http.go
+++ b/stats/stats_http.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func (s *statsCtx) handleStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.Write(data)
 }
 
@@ -94,16 +95,8 @@ func (s *statsCtx) initWeb() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	s.conf.HTTPRegister("GET", "/control/stats", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		s.handleStats(w, r)
-	})
-	s.conf.HTTPRegister("POST", "/control/stats_reset", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		s.handleStatsReset(w, r)
-	})
-	s.conf.HTTPRegister("POST", "/control/stats_config", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		s.handleStatsConfig(w, r)
-	})
-	s.conf.HTTPRegister("GET", "/control/stats_info", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		s.handleStatsInfo(w, r)
-	})
+	s.conf.HTTPRegister("GET", "/control/stats", s.handleStats)
+	s.conf.HTTPRegister("POST", "/control/stats_reset", s.handleStatsReset)
+	s.conf.HTTPRegister("POST", "/control/stats_config", s.handleStatsConfig)
+	s.conf.HTTPRegister("GET", "/control/stats_info", s.handleStatsInfo)
 }