diff --git a/schema-registry/rest-service/src/main/java/com/hortonworks/registries/schemaregistry/webservice/SchemaRegistryResource.java b/schema-registry/rest-service/src/main/java/com/hortonworks/registries/schemaregistry/webservice/SchemaRegistryResource.java
index f46835d4ee..313e54b2a7 100644
--- a/schema-registry/rest-service/src/main/java/com/hortonworks/registries/schemaregistry/webservice/SchemaRegistryResource.java
+++ b/schema-registry/rest-service/src/main/java/com/hortonworks/registries/schemaregistry/webservice/SchemaRegistryResource.java
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ public Response getSerializers(@ApiParam(value = "Schema name", required = true)
     }
 
     @POST
+    @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
     @Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
     @Path("/files")
     @ApiOperation(value = "Upload the given file and returns respective identifier.", response = String.class, tags = OPERATION_GROUP_OTHER)