diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
index f6089a00..ed0f3eb5 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ LayergroupController.prototype.tileOrLayer = function (req, res) {
     );
 };
 
+function getStatusCode(tile, format){
+    return tile.length===0 && format==='mvt'? 204:200;
+}
+
 // This function is meant for being called as the very last
 // step by all endpoints serving tiles or grids
 LayergroupController.prototype.finalizeGetTileOrGrid = function(err, req, res, tile, headers) {
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ LayergroupController.prototype.finalizeGetTileOrGrid = function(err, req, res, t
         global.statsClient.increment('windshaft.tiles.error');
         global.statsClient.increment('windshaft.tiles.' + formatStat + '.error');
     } else {
-        this.sendResponse(req, res, tile, tile.length===0? 204:200, headers);
+        this.sendResponse(req, res, tile, getStatusCode(tile, formatStat), headers);
         global.statsClient.increment('windshaft.tiles.success');
         global.statsClient.increment('windshaft.tiles.' + formatStat + '.success');
     }