diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index 31d32eb5..c71bb15f 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ int Transaction::processResponseHeaders(int code, const std::string& proto) {
 #endif
 
     this->m_httpCodeReturned = code;
-    this->m_collections.store("STATUS", std::to_string(code));
+    this->m_collections.store("RESPONSE_STATUS", std::to_string(code));
     m_collections.store("RESPONSE_PROTOCOL", proto);
 
     if (m_rules->m_secRuleEngine == Rules::DisabledRuleEngine) {
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-STATUS.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-STATUS.json
index 57a52d51..9e451f73 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-STATUS.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-STATUS.json
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
       ]
     },
     "expected":{
-      "debug_log":"Target value: \"200\" \\(Variable: STATUS\\)"
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"200\" \\(Variable: RESPONSE_STATUS\\)"
     },
     "rules":[
       "SecRuleEngine On",
-      "SecRule STATUS \"@contains test\" \"id:1,phase:5,rev:1.3,pass,t:trim\""
+      "SecRule RESPONSE_STATUS \"@contains test\" \"id:1,phase:5,rev:1.3,pass,t:trim\""
     ]
   },
   {
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@
       ]
     },
     "expected":{
-      "debug_log":"Target value: \"500\" \\(Variable: STATUS\\)",
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"500\" \\(Variable: RESPONSE_STATUS\\)",
       "http_code": 500
     },
     "rules":[
       "SecRuleEngine On",
       "SecRule ARGS \"@pm value\" \"id:1,phase:2,t:trim,status:500,deny\"",
-      "SecRule STATUS \"@contains test\" \"id:2,phase:5,rev:1.3,pass,t:trim\""
+      "SecRule RESPONSE_STATUS \"@contains test\" \"id:2,phase:5,rev:1.3,pass,t:trim\""
     ]
   }
 ]