diff --git a/src/milla/app.py b/src/milla/app.py
index 7148fd2..80e7606 100644
--- a/src/milla/app.py
+++ b/src/milla/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2011 Dustin C. Hatch
+# Copyright 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 Dustin C. Hatch
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ class Application(object):
 
         if not start_response_wrapper.called:
             start_response(response.status, response.headerlist)
-        if not environ['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'HEAD':
+        if environ['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'HEAD':
+            return ''
+        else:
             return response.app_iter
     
     def _call_after(self, func):