diff --git a/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/ProjectApi.java b/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/ProjectApi.java
index 249b65afd419343ec8f2ee651b65d5d99f1b6c90..d484e78a4ab44656efc11cb09fe2802d0a8ab830 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/ProjectApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/ProjectApi.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class ProjectApi extends AbstractApi {
 		Form formData = new Form();
 		formData.param("user_id", userId.toString());
 		formData.param("access_level", accessLevel.toString());
-		Response response = post(Response.Status.OK, formData, "projects", projectId, "members");
+		Response response = post(Response.Status.CREATED, formData, "projects", projectId, "members");
 		return (response.readEntity(Member.class));
 	}