diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6c75b94..a359f45 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		// method := r.Method
-		// path := r.URL.Path
-		responseHeader := r.Header["X-Response-Json"][0]
-		response := fmt.Sprint(responseHeader)
+		responseBody := r.Header["X-Response-Json"][0]
 
+		var responseCode int
+		if val, ok := r.Header["X-Response-Code"]; !ok {
+			responseCode = 200
+		} else {
+			var err error
+			responseCode, err = strconv.Atoi(val[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("not a value status code: ", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		w.WriteHeader(responseCode)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		w.Write([]byte(response))
+		w.Write([]byte(responseBody))
 	})
 
 	if err := http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil); err != nil {