diff --git a/pastebin.go b/pastebin.go
index 3ba0c60..68c9e96 100644
--- a/pastebin.go
+++ b/pastebin.go
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ func rawHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	paste := vars["pasteId"]
 	s, _ := getPaste(paste, "")
 
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "plain/text")
 	// simply write string to browser
 	io.WriteString(w, s)