diff --git a/webserver/api.go b/webserver/api.go
index 482a281..d12cb1d 100644
--- a/webserver/api.go
+++ b/webserver/api.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jech/galene/stats"
 )
 
+func parseContentType(ctype string) string {
+	return strings.Trim(strings.Split(ctype, ";")[0], " ")
+}
+
 func apiHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	username, password, ok := r.BasicAuth()
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/webserver/webserver_test.go b/webserver/webserver_test.go
index 007816c..dbcab15 100644
--- a/webserver/webserver_test.go
+++ b/webserver/webserver_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,25 @@ func TestParseSplit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	a := []struct{ a, b string }{
+		{"", ""},
+		{"text/plain", "text/plain"},
+		{"text/plain;charset=utf-8", "text/plain"},
+		{"text/plain; charset=utf-8", "text/plain"},
+		{"text/plain ; charset=utf-8", "text/plain"},
+	}
+
+	for _, ab := range a {
+		b := parseContentType(ab.a)
+		if b != ab.b {
+			t.Errorf("Content type %v, got %v, expected %v",
+				ab.a, b, ab.b,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseBearerToken(t *testing.T) {
 	a := []struct{ a, b string }{
 		{"", ""},