diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
index 305711440..ac5d2eef7 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ sub handler {
             $http->setStatus("304","Content Not Modified");
             $http->sendHeader;
             $session->close;
-            return Apache2::Const::OK;
+            return "cached";
         } 
 
         # return the page.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/URL/Content.pm b/lib/WebGUI/URL/Content.pm
index 7bc4c5837..64402604b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/URL/Content.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/URL/Content.pm
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ sub handler {
                 my $output = &$command($session);
                 use strict;
                 if ($output) {
+                    if ($output eq "cached") {
+                        return Apache2::Const::OK;
+                    }
                     unless ($output eq "none" || $output eq "redirect") {
                         unless ($output eq "chunked") {
                             $session->http->sendHeader();