diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index f23288ee0..04968fecb 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ const (
 	defaultServerMaxSendMessageSize    = math.MaxInt32
 )
 
+var statusOK = status.New(codes.OK, "")
+
 type methodHandler func(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error)
 
 // MethodDesc represents an RPC service's method specification.
@@ -1068,7 +1070,7 @@ func (s *Server) processUnaryRPC(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transport.
 	// TODO: Should we be logging if writing status failed here, like above?
 	// Should the logging be in WriteStatus?  Should we ignore the WriteStatus
 	// error or allow the stats handler to see it?
-	err = t.WriteStatus(stream, status.New(codes.OK, ""))
+	err = t.WriteStatus(stream, statusOK)
 	if binlog != nil {
 		binlog.Log(&binarylog.ServerTrailer{
 			Trailer: stream.Trailer(),
@@ -1226,7 +1228,7 @@ func (s *Server) processStreamingRPC(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transp
 		ss.trInfo.tr.LazyLog(stringer("OK"), false)
 		ss.mu.Unlock()
 	}
-	err = t.WriteStatus(ss.s, status.New(codes.OK, ""))
+	err = t.WriteStatus(ss.s, statusOK)
 	if ss.binlog != nil {
 		ss.binlog.Log(&binarylog.ServerTrailer{
 			Trailer: ss.s.Trailer(),