diff --git a/api/primary.go b/api/primary.go
index 598e4a78a1..1a0b147c76 100644
--- a/api/primary.go
+++ b/api/primary.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func setupPrimaryRouter(r *mux.Router, context *context, enableCors bool) {
 
 			if enableCors {
 				optionsMethod := "OPTIONS"
-				localFct = optionsHandler
+				optionsFct := optionsHandler
 
 				wrap := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"method": optionsMethod, "uri": r.RequestURI}).
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func setupPrimaryRouter(r *mux.Router, context *context, enableCors bool) {
 						writeCorsHeaders(w, r)
 					}
 					context.apiVersion = mux.Vars(r)["version"]
-					localFct(context, w, r)
+					optionsFct(context, w, r)
 				}
 
 				r.Path("/v{version:[0-9]+.[0-9]+}" + localRoute).
diff --git a/api/primary_test.go b/api/primary_test.go
index fa846b8752..a7178d0b6b 100644
--- a/api/primary_test.go
+++ b/api/primary_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func TestCorsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	setupPrimaryRouter(primary, context, true)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
+	// test an OPTIONS request when cors enabled
 	r, e := http.NewRequest("OPTIONS", "/version", nil)
 	if nil != e {
 		t.Fatalf("couldn't set up test request")
@@ -58,4 +59,23 @@ func TestCorsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	if w.Code == 404 {
 		t.Fatalf("failed not found")
 	}
+
+	// test a normal request ( GET /_ping ) when cors enabled
+	w2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	r2, e2 := http.NewRequest("GET", "/_ping", nil)
+	if nil != e2 {
+		t.Fatalf("couldn't set up test request")
+	}
+
+	primary.ServeHTTP(w2, r2)
+
+	if w2.Body.String() != "OK" {
+		t.Fatalf("couldn't get body content when cors enabled")
+	}
+
+	if w2.Code == 404 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed not found")
+	}
+
 }