diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
index 648a1d95e..2e7dca70f 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ export const ADD_ITEM = 'ADD_ITEM';
 export const UPDATE_ITEM = 'UPDATE_ITEM';
 export const APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY = 'APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY';
 
+const getInit = (method, body) => {
+  const headers = {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    'Accept': 'application/json'
+  };
+
+  const init = {method, headers};
+  if (method.toLowerCase() !== 'get') {
+    init.body = JSON.stringify(body);
+  }
+
+  return init;
+};
+
+const responseHandler = response => {
+  return response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+};
 /**
  * Action creators
  */
@@ -79,12 +96,8 @@ export const appendItemArray = (id, property, value, add_to_front, item_type) =>
 */
 export function getStream (assetId) {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/stream?asset_id=${assetId}`)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      )
+    return fetch(`/api/v1/stream?asset_id=${assetId}`, getInit('GET'))
+      .then(responseHandler)
       .then((json) => {
 
         /* Add items to the store */
@@ -148,13 +161,8 @@ export function getStream (assetId) {
 
 export function getItemsArray (ids) {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return fetch(`/v1/item/${ids}`)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json()
-          : Promise.reject(`${response.status  } ${  response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      )
+    return fetch(`/v1/item/${ids}`, getInit('GET'))
+      .then(responseHandler)
       .then((json) => {
         for (let i = 0; i < json.items.length; i++) {
           dispatch(addItem(json.items[i]));
@@ -183,20 +191,8 @@ export function postItem (item, type, id) {
     if (id) {
       item.id = id;
     }
-    let options = {
-      method: 'POST',
-      body: JSON.stringify(item),
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type':'application/json'
-      }
-    };
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/${type}`, options)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json()
-          : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      )
+    return fetch(`/api/v1/${type}`, getInit('POST', item))
+      .then(responseHandler)
       .then((json) => {
         dispatch(addItem({...item, id:json.id}, type));
         return json.id;
@@ -227,21 +223,9 @@ export function postAction (item_id, action_type, user_id, item_type) {
       action_type,
       user_id
     };
-    const options = {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type':'application/json'
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify(action)
-    };
 
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, options)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json()
-          : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      );
+    return fetch(`/api/v1/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, getInit('POST', action))
+      .then(responseHandler);
   };
 }
 
@@ -266,20 +250,8 @@ export function deleteAction (item_id, action_type, user_id, item_type) {
       action_type,
       user_id
     };
-    const options = {
-      method: 'DELETE',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type':'application/json'
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify(action)
-    };
 
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, options)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.text()
-          : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      );
+    return fetch(`/api/v1/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, getInit('DELETE', action))
+      .then(responseHandler);
   };
 }
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index eabb1be7b..4954563cb 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ router.delete('/:comment_id', (req, res, next) => {
   Comment
     .removeById(req.params.comment_id)
     .then(() => {
-      res.status(201).send('OK. Removed');
+      res.status(201).send({});
     })
     .catch(error => {
       next(error);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ router.delete('/:comment_id/actions', (req, res, next) => {
   Comment
     .removeAction(req.params.comment_id, req.body.user_id, req.body.action_type)
     .then(() => {
-      res.status(201).send('OK. Removed');
+      res.status(201).sent({});
     })
     .catch(error => {
       next(error);
diff --git a/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js b/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
index 33fe15cab..4dbba5e82 100644
--- a/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
+++ b/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ describe('itemActions', () => {
             {
               method: 'POST',
               headers: {
+                'Accept': 'application/json',
                 'Content-Type':'application/json'
               },
               body: JSON.stringify(item.data)
@@ -166,11 +167,11 @@ describe('itemActions', () => {
 
   describe('deleteAction', () => {
     it ('should remove an action', () => {
-      fetchMock.delete('*', 'Action removed.');
+      fetchMock.delete('*', {});
       return actions.deleteAction('abc', 'flag', '123', 'comments')(store.dispatch)
         .then(response => {
           expect(fetchMock.calls().matched[0][0]).to.equal('/api/v1/comments/abc/actions');
-          expect(response).to.equal('Action removed.');
+          expect(response).to.deep.equal({});
         });
     });