diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/next-app-with-locales/cypress/integration/static-regeneration.test.ts b/packages/e2e-tests/next-app-with-locales/cypress/integration/static-regeneration.test.ts
index c33f7b9ce9..2e73bb2277 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/next-app-with-locales/cypress/integration/static-regeneration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/next-app-with-locales/cypress/integration/static-regeneration.test.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ describe("ISR Tests", () => {
   describe("SSG Redirect", () => {
     it("non existing user redirects to home", () => {
       const path = "/en/revalidated-ssg-pages/106";
-      cy.ensureRouteHasStatusCode(path, 307);
+      cy.request({ url: path }).then((response) => {
+        expect(response.status).to.equal(200);
 
-      const redirectedPath = "/";
-
-      // Verify redirect response
-      cy.verifyRedirect(path, redirectedPath, 307);
+        const redirectedPath = "/";
+        // Verify redirect response
+        expect(response.body).to.deep.equal({
+          pageProps: {
+            __N_REDIRECT: redirectedPath,
+            __N_REDIRECT_STATUS: 307
+          },
+          __N_SSG: true
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
   describe("SSG page", () => {
diff --git a/packages/libs/core/src/handle/redirect.ts b/packages/libs/core/src/handle/redirect.ts
index 0a8f1aae63..ceb323330d 100644
--- a/packages/libs/core/src/handle/redirect.ts
+++ b/packages/libs/core/src/handle/redirect.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const redirectByPageProps = (event: Event, route: RedirectRoute) => {
     "cache-control",
     route.headers?.cacheControl?.join(":") ?? ""
   );
+  event.res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
   event.res.statusCode = 200;
 
   const body = {