diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/put_object.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/put_object.rb
index 04147d2..8c8f2ae 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/put_object.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/storage/put_object.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def put_object(container, object, data, options = {}, &block)
           params = block_given? ? { :request_block => block } : { :body => data[:body] }
 
           params.merge!(
-            :expects    => 201,
+            :expects    => [201, 202],
             :idempotent => !params[:request_block],
             :headers    => headers,
             :method     => 'PUT',
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/version.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/version.rb
index b025136..7ff8ba2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/version.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Fog
   module Rackspace
-    VERSION = "0.1.6"
+    VERSION = "0.1.7"
   end
 end