diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
index 3e7463e62e..649f5c5461 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async function startTraceViewerServer(traceUrls: string[], options?: Options): P
   const urlPath  = `/trace/${app || 'index.html'}${searchQuery}`;
 
   server.routePath('/', (_, response) => {
-    response.statusCode = 301;
+    response.statusCode = 302;
     response.setHeader('Location', urlPath);
     response.end();
     return true;