diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
index 758f667e8e..7a0219d18f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			Logger.LogWarning("Exceeded GitHub rate limit! Exception {0}", exception);
 			var secondsString = Math.Ceiling((exception.Reset - DateTimeOffset.Now).TotalSeconds).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 			Response.Headers.Add("Retry-After", new StringValues(secondsString));
-			return StatusCode(429, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.GitHubApiRateLimit));
+			return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.GitHubApiRateLimit));
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			catch (ApiException e)
 			{
 				Logger.LogWarning(OctokitException, e);
-				return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.FailedDependency);
+				return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.FailedDependency);
 			}
 
 			releases = releases.Where(x => x.TagName.StartsWith(updatesConfiguration.GitTagPrefix, StringComparison.InvariantCulture));
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			catch (ApiException e)
 			{
 				Logger.LogWarning(OctokitException, e);
-				return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.FailedDependency, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.GitHubApiError)
+				return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.FailedDependency, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.GitHubApiError)
 				{
 					AdditionalData = e.Message
 				});
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			}
 			catch (InvalidOperationException)
 			{
-				return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.ServiceUnavailable);
+				return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.ServiceUnavailable);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ApiController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ApiController.cs
index 4ca169bf08..88309c993a 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ApiController.cs
@@ -86,19 +86,41 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 		/// Generic 410 response.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns>An <see cref="ObjectResult"/> with <see cref="HttpStatusCode.Gone"/>.</returns>
-		protected ObjectResult Gone() => StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Gone, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.ResourceNotPresent));
+		protected ObjectResult Gone() => StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.Gone, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.ResourceNotPresent));
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Generic 404 response.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns>An <see cref="ObjectResult"/> with <see cref="HttpStatusCode.NotFound"/>.</returns>
-		protected new ObjectResult NotFound() => NotFound(new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.ResourceNeverPresent));
+		protected new NotFoundObjectResult NotFound() => NotFound(new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.ResourceNeverPresent));
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Generic 501 response.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns>An <see cref="ObjectResult"/> with <see cref="HttpStatusCode.NotImplemented"/>.</returns>
-		protected ObjectResult RequiresPosixSystemIdentity() => StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.NotImplemented, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.RequiresPosixSystemIdentity));
+		protected ObjectResult RequiresPosixSystemIdentity() => StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NotImplemented, new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.RequiresPosixSystemIdentity));
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Strongly type calls to <see cref="ControllerBase.StatusCode(int)"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="statusCode">The <see cref="HttpStatusCode"/>.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> with the given <paramref name="statusCode"/>.</returns>
+		protected StatusCodeResult StatusCode(HttpStatusCode statusCode) => StatusCode((int)statusCode);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Strongly type calls to <see cref="ControllerBase.StatusCode(int, object)"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="statusCode">The <see cref="HttpStatusCode"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="errorMessage">The accompanying <see cref="ErrorMessage"/> payload.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> with the given <paramref name="statusCode"/>.</returns>
+		protected ObjectResult StatusCode(HttpStatusCode statusCode, object errorMessage) => StatusCode((int)statusCode, errorMessage);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Generic 201 response with a given <paramref name="payload"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="payload">The accompanying API payload.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="HttpStatusCode.Created"/> <see cref="ObjectResult"/> with the given <paramref name="payload"/>.</returns>
+		protected ObjectResult Created(object payload) => StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, payload);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Response for missing/Invalid headers.
@@ -123,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			};
 
 			if (headersException.MissingOrMalformedHeaders.HasFlag(HeaderTypes.Accept))
-				return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.NotAcceptable, errorMessage);
+				return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NotAcceptable, errorMessage);
 
 			if (headersException.MissingOrMalformedHeaders == HeaderTypes.Authorization)
 				return Unauthorized(errorMessage);
@@ -152,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 				if (!ApiHeaders.Compatible())
 				{
 					await StatusCode(
-						(int)HttpStatusCode.UpgradeRequired,
+						HttpStatusCode.UpgradeRequired,
 						new ErrorMessage(ErrorCode.ApiMismatch))
 						.ExecuteResultAsync(context)
 						.ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
index 0bfcc923bb..f642156e0f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 				throw;
 			}
 
-			return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, dbModel.ToApi());
+			return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.Created, dbModel.ToApi());
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
index 54202abac3..37fc92ca1b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 
 				newFile.Content = null;
 
-				return model.LastReadHash == null ? (IActionResult)StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, newFile) : Json(newFile);
+				return model.LastReadHash == null ? (IActionResult)Created(newFile) : Json(newFile);
 			}
 			catch(IOException e)
 			{
@@ -228,7 +228,13 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			try
 			{
 				model.IsDirectory = true;
-				return await instanceManager.GetInstance(Instance).Configuration.CreateDirectory(model.Path, systemIdentity, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false) ? (IActionResult)Json(model) : StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, model);
+				return await instanceManager
+					.GetInstance(Instance)
+					.Configuration
+					.CreateDirectory(model.Path, systemIdentity, cancellationToken)
+					.ConfigureAwait(false)
+					? (IActionResult)Json(model)
+					: Created(model);
 			}
 			catch (IOException e)
 			{
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceController.cs
index 434e13fe3e..487f8754ab 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceController.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			Logger.LogInformation("{0} {1} instance {2}: {3} ({4})", AuthenticationContext.User.Name, attached ? "attached" : "created", newInstance.Name, newInstance.Id, newInstance.Path);
 
 			var api = newInstance.ToApi();
-			return attached ? (IActionResult)Json(api) : StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, api);
+			return attached ? (IActionResult)Json(api) : Created(api);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceUserController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceUserController.cs
index 403dcdc1e1..dbb3ff8dae 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceUserController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/InstanceUserController.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			DatabaseContext.InstanceUsers.Add(dbUser);
 
 			await DatabaseContext.Save(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-			return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, dbUser.ToApi());
+			return Created(dbUser.ToApi());
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
index 4d7302217d..20edd6e076 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			api.Reference = model.Reference;
 			api.ActiveJob = job.ToApi();
 
-			return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, api);
+			return Created(api);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			{
 				// user may have fucked with the repo manually, do what we can
 				await DatabaseContext.Save(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-				return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, api);
+				return Created(api);
 			}
 
 			return Json(api);
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/UserController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/UserController.cs
index 746fb75757..d8de2ff4e1 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/UserController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/UserController.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 
 			await DatabaseContext.Save(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-			return StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, dbUser.ToApi(true));
+			return Created(dbUser.ToApi(true));
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>