diff --git a/src/exo/master/api.py b/src/exo/master/api.py
index ebd66786..83ef17a5 100644
--- a/src/exo/master/api.py
+++ b/src/exo/master/api.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class API:
         )
         await self._send(command)
         return StreamingResponse(
-            self._generate_chat_stream(command.command_id), media_type="text/plain"
+            self._generate_chat_stream(command.command_id), media_type="text/event-stream"
         )
 
     def _calculate_total_available_memory(self) -> int: