diff --git a/src/storage/mod.rs b/src/storage/mod.rs
index 436035029..a79cba14b 100644
--- a/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ fn detect_mime(file_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> &'static str {
                 Some("markdown") => "text/markdown",
                 Some("css") => "text/css",
                 Some("toml") => "text/toml",
-                Some("js") => "application/javascript",
+                Some("js") => "text/javascript",
                 Some("json") => "application/json",
                 _ => mime,
             }
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ mod test {
         check_mime(".gitignore", "text/plain");
         check_mime("hello.toml", "text/toml");
         check_mime("hello.css", "text/css");
-        check_mime("hello.js", "application/javascript");
+        check_mime("hello.js", "text/javascript");
         check_mime("hello.html", "text/html");
         check_mime("hello.hello.md", "text/markdown");
         check_mime("hello.markdown", "text/markdown");
diff --git a/src/web/statics.rs b/src/web/statics.rs
index b09d4263c..1ffc7956b 100644
--- a/src/web/statics.rs
+++ b/src/web/statics.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ mod tests {
             assert_cache_control(&resp, CachePolicy::ForeverInCdnAndBrowser, &env.config());
             assert_eq!(
                 resp.headers().get("Content-Type"),
-                Some(&"application/javascript".parse().unwrap()),
+                Some(&"text/javascript".parse().unwrap()),
             );
             assert!(resp.content_length().unwrap() > 10);
             assert!(resp.text()?.contains(expected_content));