diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index fec5f42e..70a27813 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 1.6.1 -- 2014-01-DD
 -------------------
 
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Drop cache headers from error responses (#107)
+
 1.6.0 -- 2014-01-10
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index 29737d1d..cc3151d0 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
       return version;
     }
 
+    // Override sendError to drop added cache headers (if any)
+    // See http://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/107
+    var ws_sendError = ws.sendError;
+    ws.sendError = function(res) {
+      delete res._headers['cache-control'];
+      delete res._headers['last-modified'];
+      delete res._headers['x-cache-channel'];
+      ws_sendError.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
     /**
      * Helper to allow access to the layer to be used in the maps infowindow popup.
      */
diff --git a/test/acceptance/server.js b/test/acceptance/server.js
index 8798114d..06d06f10 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/server.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/server.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 400, res.body);
           assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(res.body),
             {error: 'Sorry, you are unauthorized (permission denied)'});
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 400, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
           assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(res.body),
             {error:"missing unknown_user's database_name in redis (try CARTODB/script/restore_redis)"});
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -212,9 +214,12 @@ suite('server', function() {
             url: '/tiles/my_table/style',
             method: 'POST'
         },{
-            status: 400,
             body: '{"error":"must send style information"}'
-        }, function() { done(); });
+        }, function(res) {
+          assert.equal(res.statusCode, 400);
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
+          done();
+        });
     });
     
     test("post'ing bad style returns 400 with error", function(done){
@@ -766,6 +771,8 @@ suite('server', function() {
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 400, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
           assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(res.body),
             {error:"missing unknown_user's database_name in redis (try CARTODB/script/restore_redis)"});
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'),
+            "Unexpected Cache-Control: " + res.headers['cache-control']);
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -786,6 +793,9 @@ suite('server', function() {
         }, function(res) {
           // 401 Unauthorized
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 401, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
+          // Failed in 1.6.0 of https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/107
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'),
+            "Unexpected Cache-Control: " + res.headers['cache-control']);
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -1179,6 +1189,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
             method: 'DELETE'
         },{}, function(res) {
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 404, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -1210,6 +1221,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
         },{}, function(res) {
           // FIXME: should be 401 instead
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 500, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
           done();
         });
     });
@@ -1262,6 +1274,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
             method: 'DELETE'
         },{}, function(res) {
           assert.equal(res.statusCode, 404, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
+          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
           done();
         });
     });